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Stranger and Sarah

posted 9 years ago by oprlvr33
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I couldn't help but realize Stranger's obvious natural attraction to Sarah Belding.
While Callie was indeed the 'town slut' [whom he'd allegedly raped, but actually didn't], Sarah was married to that mouse of a husband, and Stranger realized her disposition.

Strangely enough, I saw that Sarah was curious over Stranger.. particularly after his alleged "rape" over Callie. Sarah's no dummy. She called out her own husband. But it was clear, she was curious over handsome Stranger. He wasn't like any other man in the town. Though she wasn't too fond of his rather brutal dealings with Callie, nonetheless, Sarah seemed to want an acquaintance with him also.. being when her husband wasn't around.

I almost felt sorry for her. However, their odd, but almost deliberate bedroom scene was nicely executed.

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[–] rmontro 9 years ago

Of course Sarah wanted the stranger. EVERY woman in these Eastwood movies want to bang Eastwood. Doesn't matter if they're married to the finest man in the valley (like in Pale Rider), she's going to bang him anyway. And it doesn't matter if the girl is his best friend's wife (like in Pale Rider), he's going to bang her too.

I just wonder what compels Eastwood to write these movies this way with himself as the ultimate object of desire? Is it to feed his ego, or is this just reflecting his real life experience as a famous movie star?

[–] ck1-5 9 years ago

If you bothered to check out the writing credits for both films, Eastwood didn't write either of them; he was cast in the lead part, and acted it out in accordance with what someone else wrote. If you want to see someone who writes plenty of unrealistic situations for themselves in a totally self serving manner, check out Lena Dunham.