I really like this movie, and when those situations come up, I generally don't judge. It's just part of the story and I don't dwell on it.
However, since you bring it up -- yes, I do mind. I've seen AA in a lot of things, and I really like this movie, but her character seems likable and reasonably smart. I know her circumstances don't show it, but I get the feeling she's a responsible person. So why she would carry on an affair with a married man who apparently has a child (I have yet to see the movie from beginning to end, unless it was quite a while ago and I don't remember all the details). She should know better, and I don't know what the point of their affair brings to the overall story. Had they been ex-lovers with a fondness for one another might have added a layer of poignancy, but that she's doing him, and he's responsible too, of course, just doesn't make the film any better.
I'm not a woman much less Deanna Durbin, but the old-time glam-shot appeals to me.
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ricky_says_hi
8 years ago
From the situation we see, it appears that Mac and Rose were dating in high school. For whatever reason, Heather got pregnant (he cheated on Rose or they weren't exclusive) and he married her for that reason. Rose appears to be carrying on the affair with the hope that Mac will eventually leave Heather to be with her. Rose might be a responsible person but she's still human and flawed like the rest of us. At the beginning of the movie, she's only just given up smoking for instance.
As movies are about the journey, what should matter most is where the character is at the end of the story rather than the beginning. That's what character development is. And in that sense, Rose realised that she didn't want to be the other woman, and called the affair off.
If you're wondering what significance the affair brought to the story, here's what it is. Rose was the Queen Bee in high school. She was the head cheerleader, envied by everyone, glamorous and the girl everyone wanted. Now some ten years later, she's a single mother and working as a cleaning lady in an empty life. Her glory days are long past. Mac is the one remnant of them, and the one connection she has to the time where she was queen. She wants to hold onto any chance to relive her glory days, and being with her high school boyfriend is that for her.
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snepts
8 years ago
Nice response. Thank you. Like I said, I don't take a moral stance on these things, and not all adulterous circumstances are going to bother me, speaking of film. But since someone posed the question, I answered. Not sure if having an affair with a married ex-boyfriend really is going to help her cope with her life, just about anyone knows it's a bad path to go down (not morally, but people are going to get hurt), but I do appreciate your thoughts. And I really do like the movie and love catching AA in a variety of roles. Thanks again.
I'm not a woman much less Deanna Durbin, but the old-time glam-shot appeals to me.
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