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A woman's world is so easy to shatter LOL

posted 11 years ago by xlangamesfl
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I feel so bad for women. At the drop of a hat, when something doesn't go right it's the end. What's sad is you don't grow out of it.

Here we have a daughter who *thinks* her guy friend (whom she never called her BF) had sex with Sophia and she goes into crazy mode and keys a car.

Then she sees her father and Sophia together so she becomes a complete train wreck and decides to beg Erin (the "friend") for sex. He denies her legit and in a drunk state she drives off the damn rode.

Then you have the mother and her cookie jar collection. Yikes, nothing sexier than a 40(ish) year old woman collecting *beep* that reminds you of what a grandmother would collect. In her world life is perfect when her husband doesn't follow his dreams and remains a teacher. She has no awareness that she is pushing him away and then has a complete meltdown when she has suspicions he has run off with Sophia.

No wonder Guy Pearce wanted to get away from these chics. It's easy to say he just wanted to chase after a piece of young tail but if you pay attention you see his is a man ignored and unappreciated. He speaks very little and no one listens to him very much. Sophia showed genuine interest in him and they could actually relate to one another. She might be young but even without the age difference she was a breathe of fresh air for the man.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (46827070) 11 years ago

Exactly. It bemuses me why so many people are actually trying to get married (even before they meet someone).

[–] howard_w13 10 years ago

Exactly. It bemuses me why so many people are actually trying to get married (even before they meet someone).

But even after getting married people and situations can change.
Two people can grow apart and end up realizing that they were never really meant for one another. There are those that just stick it out and go through the motions till death then there are others that simply up and leave.

(don't if/how this contributed to the subject matter at hand but I felt that I needed to address this digression....)

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The movie has a plot hole?!?
EVERY FRIGGIN' MOVIE HAS A FRIGGIN' PLOT HOLE!!!!! (¬_¬)

[–] FourThreeTwo 11 years ago

I think you're biased towards women unnecessarily.

Guys are also pathetic when it comes to relationships, specially due to imaturity. Let's take for example the internet "comic" phenomenon of friendzone: It's nothing more than a bunch of spoiled brats chasing women around thinking they deserve free sex in exchange of being nice to them. Not to mention other relationship complications that generate stupid attitude from both sexes.

And the father character in this film is also completely pathetic, being infatuated like a young boy, demonstrating that he had deep relational issues unresolved within him. He just psychologically regressed himself back to teenage years. It was both fascinating and painful to see how he was just completely deluded by a young piece of ass, lol.

So, in my view, this movie criticizes dishonesty. On the part of every character there was dishonesty towards their own desires. And Guy Pearce's character was the most pathetic of them all because he was the weaker, tied to family knots, not knowing how to free himself of them like a man.

Please correct my grammar, make my day.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (46827070) 11 years ago

I agree, Guy Pearce's character should not have entertained the idea of 'disappearing' with his new lover. He should have got a divorce and then gone with his new lover. Sophie was a lot younger but she was more mature than Pearce's wife. Its not surprising.....you meet a lot of people around 40-50-years-old who are not mature at all.

[–] shearerc 11 years ago

agree, Guy Pearce's character should not have entertained the idea of 'disappearing' with his new lover.

That, I think, was the weakest part of the film.

[–] timlin-4 10 years ago

a bunch of spoiled brats chasing women around thinking they deserve free sex in exchange of being nice to them

Because the mature behavior is to act like a woman and be a bitch to everyone

[–] smoke0 11 years ago

Pearce was even more obnoxious than his idiot wife. He was such a miserable momma's boy he couldn't do anything till he found a girl his emotional age to run away with and pack up his old flannels like he was going to be the second coming of grunge. They were both pathetic, but the daughter seemed to me the most believable character since she was a kid reacting to her world crumbling all around her.

Revenge is a dish that best goes stale.

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[–] silver_surfer74 10 years ago

Well-said

[–] chiponmashoulda 10 years ago

What speaks more to his character is the fact that he never had sex with Sophia. At least it was never shown or implied. He had a true admiration for her and fell in love with her. It was more than chasing young tail, and besides subtle moments of embrace, it never really ended up anywhere. He was clearly a better man than the one that was grilling burgers that gave a complete pervert vibe. He was a free spirit like Sophia and his wife seemed to rule with an iron fist, completely contrary to his character.

[–] dinojrfrk2 7 years ago

He truly loved her on a deep soul level. I also felt she loved him back in a very mature way. They showed up in each other's life to relight the spark of life again.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (46827070) 10 years ago

^ Exactly 93, very well explained.

Immaturity comes in all ages and genders.
More films should be made like this, to show how unwise people generally are (including the adults with seemingly 'together' lives).

I'd say majority of adults are very immature and not so reliable, and yet the implication in most films is that there is a big gap in maturity between teens and adults. I don't think there is a big maturity gap in reality between teens and adults. This film is a good example of that.

[–] mastholte 9 years ago

He wasn't happy, and he should have done something about it instead of take the BS. He was a victim, and yet he continued to be and that made me so mad. He shouldn't have gotten involved with Sophie, for many reasons: her age, his position, her position, him being married and having a kid as old as Sophie, etc.

He did so because he was immature and lost. Seriously, what grown man takes an 18 year olds advice about packing up a life and just running away?! You're in your 40s, it's time you stop running away. He felt guilty about it because he wanted to get away and didn't, he was sorry he didn't.

He should have done something about it, instead of living that miserable life. I just don't understand him...

He was unhappy and, behold, he tried to do something about it.
He tried to change things.
You say she shouldn't have done it.
So what's your point?
What would you suggest doing?

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