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Never been so embarassed to be in love with a film

posted 12 years ago by vchen91745
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WARNING: SOME SPOILERS

I just saw the Host at a second-run theater for $1.50, I waited so long because of the terrible 9% Rotten Tomato reviews and the toxic word-of-mouth. Imagine my shock when I found myself gleefully enjoying every second of this movie, laughing out loud at certain parts, and thoroughly invested in the plot and characters. And here's the final shocker: I'm a dude. It didn't hurt that Saorise Ronan is an absolutely gorgeous peach whom I'm now totally in love with.

Sure, there are really stupid things about the movie, but they are overshadowed by all the things I loved. I loved that Melanie loved one guy but Wanda loved a different guy, it would've been a much more boring movie if they both liked the same guy. The scene on the clifftop where Wanda says, "My body loves Jared, and this is my body now so I do too...but I have feelings of my own" was the best scene in the movie, so great, so clever. I love that Wanda told Ian if he could hold the "real" her in his hand, he'd be disgusted and crush her, but the end of the film Ian carefully and gently holds a Soul in his palms, a touching and heart-rending moment for me, you really believe that Ian would love Wanda even in Soul-form.

Here's the thing though, I want to shout my appreciation and love for this movie from the rooftops (and I guess I am doing the digital version of that right now), but I can NEVER, EVER admit to any of my friends, coworkers, or acquaintances that I love this movie, and it is tearing me apart inside. It's like being in love with a girl who's (fill in: fat/poor/dumb/an alien parasite) and you can't be seen with her in front of your friends, but you wish the world was different and you could declare it to the world. The scathing ridicule and sarcastic disbelief would burn like the heat of a dying sun.

We've all enjoyed "guilty-pleasure" movies, but I've never experienced anything like this before, I've never been so burning-hot embarrassed by a movie I enjoy so much. I would never be able to live it down if I told anyone, and I feel like if someone asked me about this movie, I'd be compelled to lie and say I've never seen it or that it was a "awful crap chick flick". I will never admit that I think the Host was a more enjoyable movie than other recent "hits" like Iron Man 3 (which I thought was pretty bad). If I were Catholic I feel like this is something I'd reveal in a confession booth. Anyone else feel like me? :-p

[–] b.dickens 11 years ago

Another guy here, 34 years old from the Netherlands. And hell no, I'm not ashamed to admit I love this movie! I just saw it (the end credits are still scrolling by as I type this) and I can only say it's a damn good movie! Love it!

It actually leaves me wanting more :)

[–] ipacac22 11 years ago

I rented this from Red box without knowing much about it and I'm glad I did. This was a very good movie. I liked the story alot. The soundtrack is beautiful too.

Utah! Get me two.

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[–] Franco_Zed 11 years ago

Somehow I missed your post, when I was here before. Your post was several months ago, but I feel like replying anyway.

I'm an adult male (30's), and I liked the movie, The Host. The book of The Host, however, I absolutely loved. To me, the love stories are a side-story. To me the real love story in the Host is between Melanie and Wanderer. I thought it was amazing the way Melanie hated Wanderer at the beginning, and Wanderer was actively contributing to the "capture" of the entire human race, but later they grew to love each other as sisters. The book has TONS more detail about everything. There are fairly important characters from the book (Walter and Sunny) who are not in the movie.

I am very grateful to have friends who would almost never ridicule me for a movie I liked. Having said that, my guilty pleasure would probably be the film My Sister's Keeper (and novel), which is a fairly aggressive tearjerker.

[For the record, I enjoyed The Twilight books and movies, but I like The Host much more. My main fandoms are Star Wars OT, The Avengers, and everything by Joss Whedon.]

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[–] whisper_norbury 11 years ago

Yes, I feel like you do. I am a 50-something mom, and my 12-year-old daughter insisted I see this movie after she watched it on Net Flix. So, I watched it. I thought that Melanie/Wanderer stole the show, both being such sympathetic characters and very, very well played. The plot was really interesting, too. And the scenery.... I have only told a close friend about this movie. Maybe I will get up the courage to tell others . I was so disappointed to see such a low rating, and to read such disparaging remarks. Oh, well. It takes all kinds. I would definitely watch this movie again.

[–] India_Ana 11 years ago

It's horrible that people are made to feel ashamed for liking what others hate. Everyone should be allowed to like what they like.

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[–] edelweiss-jolinar 9 years ago

"Never been so embarrassed to be in love with a film". I say: so do I; I loved this movie.

[–] naattila77 9 years ago

i liked it too... very strange.