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If Adaline was a man instead of a woman

posted 9 years ago by NormaGupita
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If this is happening to a man instead of woman I don't think it would be this complicated.

Hay, I'm a woman myself and not againts feminism... but I have to admit that it probably did. I ask my boy friend what happen if he got into an accident and become immortall all of a sudden just like Adaline. He's not watching the movie yet and he answered that he made a lot of money while he's immortal, spend the money, go travelling and just living the live while he's immortal. And I ask him what about relationship and married? Would you be lonely? And he laugh while answering my question. He said that he probably wouldn't thinking about relationsip if he's immortal and rich.

[–] TxMike 9 years ago

"If Adaline were a man instead of a woman".

..*.. TxMike ..*..
Take a risk, Take a chance, Make a change. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway

[–] NormaGupita 9 years ago

...and?

[–] xanxei 8 years ago

Dude, you'd have to re-write her entire post.

[–] JohnnyJohnson (187) 10 months ago

Exactly!! lol

[–] davebuffalo (3088) 9 months ago

I pride myself as a deputized member of the Grammar Police, and even I think that one is a bit picky. Your / You're, now that's downright criminal.

[–] climax88 9 years ago

I agree with your boyfriend. If this happened to a male character, we would have a completely different movie. hah

[–] monstermayhem32 9 years ago

I do feel that the movie would have had a different tone.

[–] Funkey_Munkey 9 years ago

Sure at first a relationship may not be the first thing on his mind, but I guarantee that eventually he'd get lonely enough and want to be with someone. Humans are social creatures, we're not programmed to live our lives alone. We all want a deeper connection with someone, so while I do think it would be a different movie if the main character was a guy, it wouldn't be as different as you might think. After a few hundred years, all the money and things in the world wouldn't mean anything. Guarantee he'd eventually want someone to share it all with.

[–] cengaveri 8 years ago

Yeah look at Doctor Who . :)

[–] lexob9 8 years ago

yeah, difference would be additional 500 years before he realizes that relationships are important

[–] wolfpup3 8 years ago

I doubt it would be much different. Adeline was already avoiding relationships to an inhuman degree.

[–] WishfulDreamer 8 years ago

If Adaline were a man, we wouldn't see the sexist schlock that's all over this board. "OMG SHE HAD SEX WITH THE DAD AND SON!!!!"

If she was a man like board would probably be all congratulatory or just not mention anything.

[–] NormaGupita 8 years ago

She doesn't know that William is Ellis father... so it doesn't count?

[–] Painbow 8 years ago

You've got to take the era into account.

Had this happened to a woman today, I suspect she'd have spent less time worrying about relationships.

[–] gmoxie 8 years ago

Try watching the Highlander series and you will see the "man as immortal" perspective on relationships with women. It turns out being very similar.

[–] xanxei 8 years ago

There's the reply I was looking for.

Gender has nothing to do with it, OP. Most people get lonely and want a lasting connection at some point. It's not about sex or romance - it's about family. There are exceptions, people who prefer to remain alone for one reason or another, but most need close bonds with other people. Love, trust, belonging, companionship, security. Someone who knows you. Someone you can count on. A lot of people don't think that much about it in their twenties, but as they age, for most people it slowly becomes important.

Again, there are exceptions, but gender has nothing to do with it.

[–] Goodbye_from_Fox_In_A_Box 8 years ago

Her only long-term relationship, outside of her daughter, of course, was with a blind woman, for obvious reasons.

Not being able to sustain long-term relationships would really suck.

I don't want the world. I just want your half.

[–] tolla36 8 years ago

If this was a male character, the movie would've been a lad comedy about parties, drinking and one night stands. Bad as the movie is, at least we were spared from something!

[–] fuufuu-1 8 years ago

Weird how this movie has that 40's-ish feel:
"Drop your plans, take good care of your man now".