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Not one Godforsaken little hug? Not one Godforsaken little love pat?

posted 8 years ago by neal_teresa
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Yeah, call me a rube, call me a namby-pamby, I'm not as sophisticated or smart as the people in this situation, and we need strong, smart people to run things. But as I was watching I noticed a GLARING thing missing. I kept wondering if it were a stiff re-enactment where they forgot to put the hugs in. There was a stiff peck at the end after Weiner says "Give me a kiss" but through the entire thing I did not see one hug or love pat between the two.

If I were in either of their situations--the spouse who had sexted or the spouse who had been humiliated by the public finding out my spouse had sexted...I could see myself forgiving them. I am sure I would feel at least enough emotion to give them a hug or love pat if only for old time's sake and what we'd lost.

Would it have killed Weiner to have walked over to Huma and held her for a minute and whispered "I'm so sorry" in her ear maybe? Maybe that took place off camera but they sure didn't show any of that on camera. I know these two people were going through a very strained time but I think I would probably be able to forgive a lot if the affection were there.

With as little affection as I saw on screen, I honestly don't know what there was for Huma to hold onto. I could see that she respected and believed in him (at least it seemed like that to me) but I could not go on without a damn hug. Not. One. Damn. Hug. The. Entire. Time. Did I miss a hug or love pat?

Please tell me smart and sophisticated movers and shakers do occasionally hug? Even if they have the weight of world affairs on their shoulders? Even if their marriage is more about a shared vision and political duty etc. rather than sex? I can see a couple being bonded over mutual respect, friendship, shared vision, who don't have sex and look the other way if one of them gets their needs met outside the marriage but no. damn. hugs. even?

Maybe they are just telling us this was filmed in real time and it was a stiff re-enactment and they just forgot to put the hugs and love pats in.

[–] wkodom 8 years ago

Yep. I noticed it too and felt sorry for them both for it. I did not find them to be very likeable people and that didn't help my opinion. But it did make me feel sorry for them.

[–] id-995-54988 8 years ago

It was extremely brief, but one cut during a parade had Huma and Anthony waving flags side by side. In mock offense, Huma pokes Anthony from behind with a flag, laughing. I think that is as close as they got, but it did seem like a genuine and joyful interaction.

[–] buckly 8 years ago

Their marriage seemed to very much be in the background of everything they do. The most we see Anthony interacting with his kid is when he is using him as a prop at the polling booth.

[–] mindtpi-67784 8 years ago

Didn't he hug her when she gave the intro speech for him at the women's thing? It's a great movie, I felt sorry for her (which didn't surprise me) but didn't find him completely unlikeable (which did surprise me).

[–] Zerose 8 years ago

I have the impression that both didn't want their PDA filmed. More Huma than Weiner, I think. Either way, it's understandable if that were the case. I mean, it'd make sense for them to keep their public lives and private lives apart.

[–] quball87 8 years ago

Huma is very camera shy and a very private, introverted person. It makes sense that she would want minimized PDA filmed.

But still...a hug is not gross PDA. A quick peck on the cheek isn't exactly PDA if your aunt gives that to you.

Putting a hand on her shoulder, or on her back, or even holding her hand. This is really light PDA - some don't consider it PDA at all.

I would think the producers/editors would have wanted to keep any PDA footage like that in the film because we're obviously watching the dismantling of their marriage as well.

And there was none of that.

[–] LeParas-1 8 years ago

Not. One. Damn. Hug. The. Entire. Time. Did I miss a hug or love pat?

C'mon, do you really don't know that they only married for career reasons. She married him because she's a bull dyke and wanted to stop the rumours and he, well, he needed a woman by his side, because in 'murrica you need a wife when you want to make a career in politics.

[–] johncg25 8 years ago

Yep, fake marriage was hard to watch, and just sad. But it made the movie pretty interesting.

[–] misterbfd 7 years ago

Huma seemed to me like someone who puts politics above relationships. I think her own aspirations leads her to make strategic decisions based on what helps her advance politically over anything else. She seems cold to me. Wiener's obviously an idiot for continuing his deceitful behavior.

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[–] BrianEJanssen 7 years ago

I guess this doesn't surprise me, because their marriage is likely under a huge strain. If I was caught being unfaithful to my wife, I'm pretty sure she would not be eager to be affectionate with me. To me both Anthony and Huma were putting on a strong face (each in their own way) and sticking with it for political/career/(family?) reasons, but that kind of betrayal doesn't just go away without damaging the trust between them. I almost think that if there were hugs and kisses that I would have assumed they were for the benefit of the camera!