So am I the only one sick of the
"Sure you ripped my heart out, but thats OK cause I wasnt expressive enough (even though it was obvious she knew he liked her) and of course I'll take you back even though you slept with the only friend I've had in years and no cheating on him with me doesnt raise any red flag at all"
Romantic Ending
Yes, exactly! This was one of the main reasons I just couldn't get on board with the story even at its conclusion. She had him spun around her finger to the point that he thought her lack of sensitivity was HIS fault, when it was actually she who brought him pain - all he did was distance himself from someone who toyed with him. Not to mention, the undue credit he gave to the girl at the end, crediting her in helping to change his views, when if you watch closely, the shift in his attitude and the sudden motivation he gains is not because of the girl but ultimately because of his mother and their situation. I think Sally was actually more lost than he ever was, and her actions reflected that.
For that reason, if I drew any moral from this film it was not the one the film intended, but rather, that you must realize your own self-worth or else risk inviting people into your life who try to define who you are and make you feel smaller and less worthy than you are. In other words, don't be like George, and definitely don't be like Sally.
I got out of it that weather it be a male pr a female being used is being used and when your pushed aside then they want you back cause the grass isnt always greener on the other side. RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw her as a little hoochie and who wants the school hoochie.
shareBoth Sally and George were lost and confused. Neither one of them knew what they wanted and at times when they did know what they wanted they didn't know how to express it. They both made their own mistakes and in a way they found their way together. I don't think it's so terrible that George forgave her and probably forgave Dustin as well. Forgiveness can sometimes be better than holding a grudge.
Mele Kalikimaka
Thank you. Judging from some of the comments on this board it seems that many people forget what it's like to be young, and especially what it's like to be a teenager. I can't blame them. It's a scarring time. Some try the rest of their lives to process and come to terms with it.
Granted, some teens are more confused, some less, or some can deal better with their confusion than others, but both of the protagonists didn't have any real friends (as in, people they'd be able to talk freely to, and who'd listen to them with purpose and empathy) before they met each other, and no feeling of support at home. They were alone. Which makes a tough time even harder. Of course they were confused. And of course they valued their friendship.
I don't think any of the two had any deeper conversation about their relationship to a third person, to sort this even a little bit out (Sally got defensive towards her mom, George towards Dustin). They steamed in their own stew, so to speak, which is why it wasn't until when George said that he was in love with her and thereby got it out in the open, unmistakenly, that she realized, felt save enough to accept, or felt save enough to express her romantic feelings towards her only friend.
They both made their own mistakes and in a way they found their way together.They did, and in a cheesy but endearing way, the ending acknowledges that. They stick together even though they still don't know what they want, or want to do. There's going to be more mistakes, and maybe they won't last forever as a couple, but they want to try and go it together.
Neither one of them knew what they wanted and at times when they did know what they wanted they didn't know how to express it.I'll have to remember that one. Story of my life, in a way. share
In the best of all possible worlds this would surely be the most appropriate ending. Two fallible people recognise that what they really want is each other and all mistakes are irrelevant history.
Unfortunately this is not a world most of us live in and the more likely result is melancholy regrets 10-20-30 years later.