A friend of mine recently gave me the classic films "JCVD" and "Bloodsport" for Christmas. As I sat there, eyes wide with joy, like a 50 year old housewife as she scrolls through TV guide and finds a rerun of JAG, I noticed the bemused looks of several of my other friends from the cinema proletariat. It didn't bother me that much; my proclivities for Van Damme are well known in my friend circles. It did get me to thinking though. How important are favorite movies in relationships? Would you date someone who hated your top 5 favorite movies? Would you date someone who's top 5 favorite movies you hated? To put that first portion in perspective it's like when a nice girl you just met pulls you aside at the local SkateLand after noticing your incredible aptitude with the huge fuzzy dice and engages you in ribald discussion. She looks pretty good, i'll say somewhere between 7-9. Over the course of the exchange favorite films comes up. You offer up the classics: Dark Knight, Inception, Lord of the Rings, Godfather, and the Lion King. She pauses for a second, looks frantically for a trash receptical, and unleashes her last two meals with the fury of 10,000 volcanos.
She wipes her mouth off, drags herself back to the table and, too exhausted to leave, continues talking with you for awhile longer. She proffers up some classics of her own: Battlefield Earth, Final Destination 3, Gigli, Zombie Strippers, and Soul Plane. In response, for the first time of your life, you acquire the "rage boner" because words alone cannot express the fiery hell you desire to bring her to.
Both of you stare at each other over a pal of silence, the gentle offshoot of the fog machine floating gracefully across the ground. The silence persists and as you gaze into her face you realize that she really is an attractive woman. Simultaneously, she comes to the realization that you look great too especially considering your financial status. Both of you gradually lapse back into conversation and find that on all important subjects you are exactly the same: politics, sports, comedians, etc.
Two hours later you leave with her phone number and are left with the age old question, "Do I call her back?" I'll leave it up for comment, would you call this girl back?
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No, what kind of sick twisted person is not immediately overcome with joy and sadness when, "The Circle of Life" echoes over the pride for the first time. I know I was brought back to my juvenile understandings of life as Simba began to understand how the real world in the African Sahara works.
ReplyDeleteIf she is exactly the same as me on sports...that would be weird. your example is pretty extreme, but if it's "she's awesome but likes terrible movies and won't watch Lebowski, the Godfather, or Butch Cassidy with me"...I'll survive.
ReplyDeleteIf a girl doesn't like Seinfeld, it's not going to work. End of story.
ReplyDeleteQuality post Al
ReplyDeleteNice Brandon, i'm sure you can have your pick of Jewish women.
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