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Be like Paul Newman
With his talent and a handsome face, he could have world on his knees. He didn’t want that. He preferred stable family life, away from the press and Hollywood. He is also an example of a great love story.
Firstly he was married to Jackie Witte from 1949 to 1958. They get married quite young and time&distance did their work, which resulted in divorce. Than he met actress Joanne Woodward and he married her early in 1958. They remained married for fifty years until his death in 2008.
Newman was well known for his devotion to his wife and family. I found this two quotes that are really mind-blowing, because they can show a bit, how great their love was.
Somebody asked Newman once about monogamy and being faithfull. This is how he respond:
“Why go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home?” – Paul Newman
And this is how his wife, Joanne, talked about relationship:
“Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that’s a real treat.” — Joanne Woodward
He is not only example for me, which is proved by this quote from “Friends”:
Chandler: “It’s not just their marriage! I mean, look at yours. Look at everybody’s! The only person that can make marriage work is Paul Newman! And I’ve met me; I am not Paul Newman. I don’t race cars! I don’t make popcorn! None of my proceeds go to charity.”
What was my point anyway in writing about Paul Newman today? My point is, that I miss that in today’s life. Where couples are fragile as glass, where nobody fight for nobody anymore, where divorce is like serving a breakfast – and everything is being justify by the saying “it’s XXI century”. Facebook has his “open relationship” and “it’s complicated” statuses, which is just a big bullshit, really. Everything is quick, shallow and pointless.
Because I don’t want to be like that. I want to be like Paul Newman, and you can all call me “naive” and “idealistic” – at least I will not be the one who is giving up before I even tried. And trust me – I’m practising my “be like Paul Newman” rule every day 🙂
The most romantic endings and not only
Some people think that’s its tacky, this part of the cinema that we bravely called romantic comedies. But the part of this gender we can find in the ocean of other not so romantic movies. What is really “the romantic” factor? Usually sth not realistic, happening between two people, and usually it involves some things from this list:
– a great “I love you” said in a lots of ways
– happy ending with flowers, flying cats, tears and clapping dinosaurs
– a monumental gesture
– a change happen to one person, or a struggle
– of course very pathetic words, slow motion
– and a golden quote that we can add to other golden quotes
Don’t get me wrong, im not being cynical at all. I love this kind of camp, I really do, cause every single thing has a place in a wide storage that cinema really is. And its not fair to laugh at this specific gender, cause at the end of the day, when we r tired and our head can’t stand the reality any more – that’s the best medicine for a lot of things. So let’s not judge, just embrace. Here r some of the best scenes in my opinion, when it comes to “romantic” factor:
You’ve got mail
The last scene
And sth different hahaha – ladies and gentleman – Moonrise Kingdom!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Of course this deserves two really great scenes:
Eternal sunshine….
Garden State:
Pretty women:
Dirty Dancing:
Nothing Hill:
Serendipity:
He’s just not that into you:
Pride and prejudice:
And my favorite one! :
I couldnt stop myself, when i saw this, Jodie Foster is a true inspiration!
Screens ep. 1
New years is coming, so something light and easy to eat 🙂 Favorite movies – and to be more precise – screenshots from favorite movies. Of course it’s just a part of my huge “Fav. Movies” collection – but these ones r warm and they always work as a creme for a troubled soul – if you know what i mean 🙂 Well – enjoy then!
Movies: Juno, The Piano, Garden State, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Milk, Children of Heaven, Little Miss Sunshine, Bad Education, Dead Poets Society
And for the dessert – Jess 🙂
Phychoanalysis of the movies
Cinema is very often a tool, which sublime our hidden instincts and create a reality that is simulated, like in a dream. We can try to approach this topic from two different sides. The first side is – of course – the perspective of director, how he put meaning on things and how he interpret the certain aspects in the movie. The second side is us – the viewers – how we take certain things and put a meaning on it.
For every other individual it’s a completely different story. When we have a screetshot – let’s say sth very simple – like a pigeon, yard and a little boy trying to approach this bird – every other person – and I guarantee it – will see on this picture different things. The director will try – for example – to have a close shot on a boys face – to show his emotions (which is the most important for the director in that moment). We (viewers) will not exactly look at the things the same way. Of course – there will be a pattern to follow, because we r not resistant to suggestion or persuasion. But – we can pay more attention to the pigeon, or to the detail on the yard – sth that has a meaning for us – us a single unit, with a certain life story and certain upbringing.
The main reason, why we r going to the cinema – it’s a desire to enter something forbidden and unknown. The movies are repeating the Oedipus stories (Z. Freud) and they r using the conflict between forbidden and desire. The main element is an emotional identification with a character or a camera. The viewers project their fears and desires on the screen, but – at the same time – they identify themselves with the story.
The viewer is totally defenseless toward the emotions, that the movie is evoking. He is not thinking rationally anymore and he’s totally under the hyphnosis of the movie.
I can write on and on about this topic, but I want to present one person, who absolutely master it. Ladies and gentleman – Slavoj Zizek. The great Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. I read a lot of his work (because of one of my degrees – culture studies) and I just love, love, love his mind! It’s a hole with ideas that never ends.
Anyway – he created “THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO CINEMA”, in which you can see the psychoanalysis of the greatest movies ever made (from Hitchhock to David Lynch).
You can watch the first part here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBBoxXEBrxU
and all the rest is on youtube as well. And this is the official side:
Don’t pay attention on his accent (it’s not very good), but on what he is saying, because it’s worth it. Well, that’s it for now.
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