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Would you be jealous of your sibling?

posted 12 years ago by xix_azn_luv_xix
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If you were bob?

P.s watched this movie a lot, the ending always gets to me and makes me teary eyed :(

[–] cajungirlkye 12 years ago

I can understand where Bob's coming from. He always felt like he was treated like a 2nd-class citizen and that Connie favored Ritchie, especially after Ritchie started hitting the big-time. He wanted to buy Connie the big house, for her to look at him like she looked at Ritchie, for her to be proud of him, and he felt like Ritchie, who was the "golden child", always beat him to the punch. Of course, Bob's lifestyle choices didn't help matters, but it was a vicious cycle.

P.S. I cry every time I watch the ending too. La Bamba is my favorite movie of all time. :-)

[–] JennyDarling 12 years ago

Of course. Ritchie is the golden boy and you can't do anything right. The end gets me too. I don't just tear up-I bawl. I get teary eyed just hearing Sleepwalk.

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[–] speccyboy 11 years ago

Depends - if my sibling still showed some friendliness/modesty/humility, then I could let it go and express some joy for their success. Otherwise, if he/she started acting in a holier-than-thou manner, then I'd probably think: "Hang on, there's something going on here."

[–] OldFriendOfTheChristys 10 years ago

P.s watched this movie a lot, the ending always gets to me and makes me teary eyed :(

I grew up watching this movie, and while I enjoyed it very much, it never made me weepy. I re-watched it yesterday, though, after years of having not seen it, and became emotional. I’m not sure why, as I cried during movies at a young age before. For some reason, this one had a delayed impact on me.

[–] OldFriendOfTheChristys 10 years ago

If you were bob?

I suppose it's hard to say unless you're in the situation. I'd like to think, though, that I'd be so enamored with Ritchie's talent that I'd want to see him take it all the way. It kind of reminds me, interestingly enough, of Season 4 of Project Runway, in which Christian Siriano appeared. Siriano was an undeniable—almost immeasurable—talent from the word go, and even one of his fellow contestants seemed content to be eliminated from the competition so that Siriano could continue to shine, which he did. So much so that he won the competition. In fact, he is, from what I can tell, the most successful PR cast member to have emerged from the series.

[–] cheluzal 10 years ago

No way.
I love my brother more than anyone and would be happy for him, and hope he's safe and happy.

Real LOSERS spell 'loser' looser!

[–] sage2112 10 years ago

I think the key is "if you were Bob". And another key is that I think you just really wouldn't know for sure until you're actually in this rare situation.