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I'm so sick of hearing this

posted 10 years ago by Pinkdaisy678
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"50 year old ugly guy and 20 year old hottie". So many people complain that it isn't believable because the mismatched looks and age.

It had NOTHING to do with their looks. They connected on a deeper level, maybe even a once in a lifetime connection.

That can happen with any person of any age in the strangest most unexpected place.

If you keep repeating about their ages and looks you are clueless to this type of connection and...

1) I feel sorry for you

2) I hope you are lucky enough to experience it

[–] shadylady21 9 years ago

I've been saying the same thing now for almost a decade. Kudos to you for getting it! Take care

[–] oobie-1 9 years ago

I just don't get why she looks at him like he has the only cock in the world...

[–] Yasmin_07 9 years ago

Oh PLEASE. It is another way of Hollywood pushing their ageist boundaries onto the population. Age DOES matter. You think men like this, who bide their time in life using women their own age, are nice? Looks, skin colour or nationality do not ever matter but time and history has shown us that age does indeed matter. People supporting this seem to think that they are somehow on another level and that they understand 'connections' so much. A man who sticks by a woman his own age is far more attractive. THAT is a connection worth having. If you grow old never finding love then seek it with someone your own age. Billions of people in this world that are your age so there is no excuse.

[–] Qrispy 9 years ago

You are a shïtty human being that doesn't deserve to be loved.

I know you've had a rough time.

[–] olicoates 8 years ago

Just checking you watched the right film??? Are you familiar with words like "symbolism" "metaphor" and "allegory". This film works on a lot of levels. In my opinion the age gap accentuated how 2 disparate (yes "DISPARATE") people can form an unlikely bond, and surely we are meant to question Murray's intentions, and how he copes with his shift of attitude is part of the subtext of the whole movie.

Would the movie have been made with roles reversed say with Angela Lansbury as the jaded star and Jared leto as the "new" husband ? There's a thought.
Murrays character desires Johnanson's (what hetero males wouldn't) and her infectious energy figuratively wakes him up.... i cant wait to watch this movie again with a "Lost In Trans" virgin and see what they think.....

as Sophia probably never said "everyone's a critic"
enjoy.

[–] wecaz 8 years ago

It was a great expression during the last scene when Bob's sad face found a smile. There was a realization. His sadness from the separation is gone and he smiled for the great experience he had.

Then the taxi ride scene is from Bob's eyes. Very real!!

[–] philoj 9 years ago

To quote "American Beauty":

You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday.

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Philo's Law: To learn from your mistakes, you have to realize you're making mistakes.

[–] bbr00ks 8 years ago

Hollywood has to play by their rule book or else movies just won't get made. How do you think this movie would have done if Bill Murray was romancing Faye Dunaway ?

[–] philoj 8 years ago

Faye Dunaway wouldn't have been the same level of "impossible relationship" that was a central theme in the movie.

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Philo's Law: To learn from your mistakes, you have to realize you're making mistakes.

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[–] bpardee-1 8 years ago

Did you notice that Bob Harris had conversations with some guys in the bar at the beginning of the movie. He brushed them off. Yet when a sexy girl meets him in the bar he flirts with her and strikes up a friendship. It's only because she was a female he showed any interest. There was an underlying sexual tension between them. When he carried her to her bed, he was looking at her as she laid there, she smiled back and closed her eyes. Bob looked like he had been rejected as he expected more, then left for his room. That's why she was jealous when she found him in bed with the jazz singer. And if you remember at the end, Bob and Charlotte were in the bar holding hands. Bob said he didn't want to leave and Charlotte told him to stay and they can start a Jazz band. Earlier Bob slept with that red headed jazz singer. That was Charlotte's way of saying they could hookup too.

[–] Shade900 8 years ago

hear, hear