...I watched that movie way too young
Dec. 14th, 2010 09:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cinaedSo my father had a history of tricking me into watching horribly depressing movies and not telling me that they're going to be depressing. This led to tears. Specifically, my tears.
One example of this is From Here to Eternity, which he neglected to mention was about, uh, *Pearl Harbor*. Watching went like this:
Me: Oh, this movie is awesome and adorable! I love all the characters! The romance is cute, and everyone's funny on this army base. I especially like the main guy's best friend!
Dad: That's nice. I'm going to bed.
*Twenty minutes later, the Japanese attack*
Me: ...WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHY IS EVERYONE DYING? Oh god, the best friend, oh god, what is happening. What? Wwwwwwhhhhhy? *sobs*
...Yeah.
Another example would be Cabaret, which is a musical set during the 1930s in Germany.
I am rewatching it now and...you guys.
The first time I saw this? I didn't even get that the main guy was gay. Even though there is an actual scene where his female friend tries to seduce him, he refuses, and she goes, "Oh, do you not sleep with women? If you don't, I'll totally stop trying to feel you up!" and he goes, "I don't sleep with women. To be specific, I have slept with three women and the experiences were all awful."
I was obviously way too young for that movie when I tried watching it the first time, heh. All I remember is being shocked when a guy tried to seduce the main guy (haha, oh younger me, you didn't realize the main guy was probably into it), and being shocked when the Nazis showed up. ^^;;;
One example of this is From Here to Eternity, which he neglected to mention was about, uh, *Pearl Harbor*. Watching went like this:
Me: Oh, this movie is awesome and adorable! I love all the characters! The romance is cute, and everyone's funny on this army base. I especially like the main guy's best friend!
Dad: That's nice. I'm going to bed.
*Twenty minutes later, the Japanese attack*
Me: ...WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHY IS EVERYONE DYING? Oh god, the best friend, oh god, what is happening. What? Wwwwwwhhhhhy? *sobs*
...Yeah.
Another example would be Cabaret, which is a musical set during the 1930s in Germany.
I am rewatching it now and...you guys.
The first time I saw this? I didn't even get that the main guy was gay. Even though there is an actual scene where his female friend tries to seduce him, he refuses, and she goes, "Oh, do you not sleep with women? If you don't, I'll totally stop trying to feel you up!" and he goes, "I don't sleep with women. To be specific, I have slept with three women and the experiences were all awful."
I was obviously way too young for that movie when I tried watching it the first time, heh. All I remember is being shocked when a guy tried to seduce the main guy (haha, oh younger me, you didn't realize the main guy was probably into it), and being shocked when the Nazis showed up. ^^;;;
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Date: 2011-01-27 08:49 pm (UTC)HAHAHAHAHAHA re: From Here to Eternity. I've never seen it, but "*Twenty minutes later, the Japanese attack*" kind of cracked me up.
Also, I got SO confused by your description of Cabaret, and I had to Wiki it to figure out, wow, the film and stage versions are very different.
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Date: 2011-01-28 02:14 am (UTC)Oh, From Here to Eternity. It was probably the whole, "Psych! This movie is about Pearl Harbor and death and despair!" deal, but I did not like that movie. And this comes from someone who watches classic movies a lot. As in, Turner Classic Movies is the channel I watch the most. ^^;;
Ooh, I will have to investigate the stage version of Cabaret then! I loved the music-- I keep getting "Maybe This Time" stuck in my head and singing, "Everybody loves a winner, so nobody loves me" under my breath at work (and getting weird looks from co-workers)-- but the movie itself was pretty bleh. Maybe the stage version will be better.