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BrentonThe Ugly Semi-Truth
August 15th 2009 08:24
Our little theatre doesn’t get every movie the weekend it comes out. So this week we received The Ugly Truth. I am not a fan of romantic comedies at all. There are a few exceptions but for the most part they seem trite and unrealistic to me. Regardless, I must do my job. I put it together, grabbed a sub sandwich and pushed play.
Overall, I was not impressed with the film. It was a generic romantic comedy that tried to be more “adult” and “edgy”. I must say that even though the characters were cardboard cutouts – the lead actor and actress (Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl) did well with what little they had.
What I really want to address is the “philosophy” behind this movie. Apparently, The ugly truth is that men only want sex and only see cup size. Women, on the other hand, are all control freaks who have a list of requirements that their man must adhere to.
Gerard Butler’s argument (that men only want sex) seemed convincing for the first half of the movie. So convincing that I was instantly depressed. I felt the need to get a makeover right away or I was doomed to be single forever. Gerard’s view is then proved correct when Katherine’s female stereotype follows his advice and ends up getting Mr. Perfect next door.
It was here that I realized that I wasn’t staring at the truth at all, but gender stereotypes. Now, I’ve never had a serious relationship, but even I can identify that the individual person is entirely too complex to fit into a box of gender specifics.
Not every man wants a Megan Fox floozy, and not every woman wants a surgeon who happens to have the body of an underwear model. The small shred of truth from this movie is that men and women do want someone they are attracted to - that doesn’t mean perfection (or what the media says is perfection).
I, for one, want a tall, skinny, Scottish bloke who may have the last name Tennant and the first name David. But I’m not making a list or anything.
Joking.
Overall, I was not impressed with the film. It was a generic romantic comedy that tried to be more “adult” and “edgy”. I must say that even though the characters were cardboard cutouts – the lead actor and actress (Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl) did well with what little they had.
What I really want to address is the “philosophy” behind this movie. Apparently, The ugly truth is that men only want sex and only see cup size. Women, on the other hand, are all control freaks who have a list of requirements that their man must adhere to.
Gerard Butler’s argument (that men only want sex) seemed convincing for the first half of the movie. So convincing that I was instantly depressed. I felt the need to get a makeover right away or I was doomed to be single forever. Gerard’s view is then proved correct when Katherine’s female stereotype follows his advice and ends up getting Mr. Perfect next door.
It was here that I realized that I wasn’t staring at the truth at all, but gender stereotypes. Now, I’ve never had a serious relationship, but even I can identify that the individual person is entirely too complex to fit into a box of gender specifics.
Not every man wants a Megan Fox floozy, and not every woman wants a surgeon who happens to have the body of an underwear model. The small shred of truth from this movie is that men and women do want someone they are attracted to - that doesn’t mean perfection (or what the media says is perfection).
I, for one, want a tall, skinny, Scottish bloke who may have the last name Tennant and the first name David. But I’m not making a list or anything.
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