So i watched this movie last night. It's a romcom from 1994?
i dont have much going for me right now so i'm gonna write about it and my thoughts. why did i watch this movie? ... this tiktok edit :/.
Not gonna lie, i had trouble seeing the dude as a different person from Tony Stark but hey. The edit made me wanna watch this because sometimes I just want a basic romance between two pretty people. it kinda reminded me of veil (manga) where a dude is looking out for her.
It was really enjoyable, and I was absolutely tricked twice by the guy. I'm not a huge movie watcher, so i only have basic movie literacy. So i recognized the tropes, but was so delighted and tricked when they switched things up. The first time the dude goes, "i'm not damon braden" or whatever his name was, i was defintely surprised. The second time.... the romance between them fell apart in my mind. I mean yeah, they were meant for each other but dang...the lies. also the violence was not enjoyable even though it was understandable. Idk, they are perfect for each other; they are both on the same wavelength.
My favorite character was the friend. She was such a good friend to fly to a different country just to help her delusional friend. its great. Now. While i like and the romance, I gotta say that I got lost in the messaging a bit. Were they trying to say that destiny is real? or that its made by us. Are they trying to say that the perfect person exists because faith and peter found it? or that it doesn't exist because damon never existed. Am i slow? idk also i felt weird about the relationship between the friend and faith's brother. They straight up never addressed if he was having an afair or not. I mean they implied that he wasn't, but we never even understood wait was causing a strain on their relationship. She basically goes out, cheats on her husband with a swindle man. And then realizes, "well he might be having an affair, i'm not sure, but i do love him!". i personally belive faith and her friend fully cheated. but i just told myself "its a movie have fun".
HOWEVER, i gotta wonder what the deal is with "playing hard to get". that shit isnt real. or at least for me it isn't. yea, people say things they don't mean but there has to be a differnt way to gage consent. isn't it more harmful to put out a message that most women are playing hard to get? if it were me, i would feel very uncomfortable with how pushy this man is. i kinda want to hunt down a romance movie that handles this nicely but still has tension.