roxanne (1987)

i know this isn't the movie board, before any fixed signs start jocking me. but i wanted to talk about an interesting theme in this film, this is the pisces board and i'll do what i want here 🙂

what do you think is more important when it comes to a partner? overwhelming, magnetic animal lust? or the essence of that person...their thoughts, feelings and actions? which of these would you need to 'fall in love'? and say you've found both in the same person...is that your ideal? is this what the elusive 'soulmate' is about...those ingredients combined? can you have one without the other?

summary-'This is a remake of Cyrano de Bergerac, one of the most celebrated plays of the French theater, written by Edmond Rostand. Instead of being set in 17th century France, "Cyrano" has been changed to "Charlie", a fire chief in a small town in Washington. Roxanne rents a house for the summer to look at comets and Charlie quickly falls for her. Charlie is intelligent, funny, and sensitive, but all his fine qualities are unfortunately overshadowed by his very large nose ("Excuse me, it that your nose or did a bus park on your face?").

Charlie's friend, Chris, on the other hand, is quite attractive, but superficial and awkward with words, especially around women (he has a tendency to throw up a lot). Both men are enthralled with Roxanne, but she, in a shallow but predictable move, shows interest in the handsome Chris. Chris is tongue-tied around her -- everything that comes out of his mouth is either vulgar or indecipherable. So he asks Charlie for help. Charlie, inspired, writes 3 love letters a day to Roxanne, unbeknownst to Chris. Charlie's eloquent letters work, because Roxanne falls in love with Chris. But Chris can't meet Roxanne's expectations in person and he soon runs off with a waitress who is "pretty cute, too".-

so, what do you value more, a charlie or a chris? 🙂

Your eyes might fall in love with a Chris..
But you'd learn to love a Charlie. And I would assume, if he were the deeper man, the love would be more fulfilling.

Patti Stanger (hehe) says women fall in love between the ears.

There are other factors involved too.

I would take a man with a nice, masculine voice and a nice swaggerly walk and good taste in clothing over a man with the perfect face and body without the other qualities I listed.

Idk tho, that nose.is.huge.

=p

Posted by nimbue

Ummmm but that nose😛

I dunno. I'd go for whoever was sweeter to me I suppose. I wanna watch the movie now!

^^^pmsl