I am currently living in Paris for a month studying. I love this film and was so excited to arrive in Paris, because the movie glamorizes it. In reality, Paris is dirty, filled with homelessness, and I don't see anything romantic about it? Anyone feel differently?
shareIt apparently was a lot different in the 1920s. It was a hangout for the artists, writers of all kinds. Must have been an interesting time.
shareRemember this was more of a fantasy film.
shareI went to Paris last year, and I loved it! The top of the Eiffel Tower when it's lit up at night was astonishing. Loved the setup of the buildings and then architecture too.
I'm not much of a traveler, but I loved the time I spent in Paris, and didn't find it any more dirty than any other large city in America. Yeah, the homeless people can be annoying, but once again, go to any big city and you'll find the same thing.
The history behind the city is awesome. It's so cool to say I saw the Mona Lisa, and Notre Dame cathedral, etc.
I highly recommend Paris.
I also love this movie, and I love Marion Cotillard. Haha.
Your hate is strong. Maybe you could be a Sith. Every city has its clean, tourist areas, and its less visited, more dirty areas. There are some really rough, rough parts of cities in the United States, but I doubt that you will be commenting on those.
shareMost movies romanticize their settings. I guarantee you NYC is not portrayed for what it is in most movies.
shareDamn. In the 90s and even 2000s it was pretty romantic. Haven't been since. I loved the Pont "Neuf"? where people would gather to picnic for dinner and have wine. I liked the bridge with the locks on it, probably the same one where there were only a few locks declaring people's unbreakable love for one another. I loved the Hemingwayesque balcony'ed French door rooftop view of the sunrise from my cheap room in the Bastille area. I loved meeting my French friend there straight off the plane whom I'd met in Spain the year before lugging around my backpack and his not realizing I hadn't got a place to stay for the night yet. The next day talking about how we both love the women in Paris that don't wear bras.
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