YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO WATCH A MOVIE WITH ME, TRUST ME
Imagine this: You're behind the screen with a friend who has recommended that you watch, together, a movie she particularly enjoyed watching herself. Every time an exciting scene comes up—particularly the ones that push you, at this point a nervous and gasping wreck, to the front of the edge of the seat— she stops the movie and tells you what happened or how it was resolved. By the time you're halfway into the movie, you already know what happened in the movie the lead actor signed on to after this.
I'm that friend.
Fair warning, don't go to the movies with me. If we make it to the end of the movie, we're sure to leave miserable and furious with each other!
I think the most controversial thing I said in my last post is that old movies are better than new ones. If you don't believe me, watch these Matthew McConaughey films.
1. How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days.
Deception and cluelessness have never been more hilarious than in this tale.
And the moral dilemma: Is my job causing me to compromise the full measure of my integrity? Is it ever worth it to give up on love to get something more tangible in its place?
2. Failure To Launch.
Yet another tale of deception. This is however more one-sided. In my French class, we studied Tanguy and I'd say McConaughey's Tripp makes a significantly more attractive and endearing Tanguy. Sarah Jessica Parker's Paula never stood a chance.
Ghanaian audiences may relate. Imagine the horror of a forty-year-old man still being taken care of by his parents. Of course. they'll be desperate to get him out. Wouldn't you?
And, no matter how much you think you know someone, you can never be 100% sure that they don't have anything they would quickly shove under a bed when they hear your footsteps approaching.
3. The Wedding Planner.
There's nothing better looking than McConaughey than McConaughey in glasses. This movie is charming and very hilarious. Once again, McConaughey's Dr. Steve indulges in some deception. J-Lo's Mary Flore battles a quirky love interest— but you'll get your happy ending.
Honesty is essential in any relationship. This movie is proof of that. And marriage is a serious commitment that shouldn't be entered into without some reflection. Don't be the person who starts plotting ways to escape even before your wedding day. Famous last words.
4. The Ghost Of Girlfriend's Past
Considering how unenthusiastic I had been about watching this—critics described it as a modern-day Scrooge movie and they couldn't have been any more mistaken— it was fantastic watching this movie.
Parents might consider watching this with their teenage sons. It would do them a lot of good in their relationships in the future.
In addition, you learn that kids are very impressionable: Be careful what example you set for them.
And whenever you make a decision, think: 'Will I be comfortable with the possibility that this person could bear ill-will towards me until the day I die?