1. What was the movie about?
It's a love story about a guy named Rob Gordon, who has had many failed relationships in the past. This time he had just broken up with his latest girlfriend, Laura, who left him because the guy was unable to change. Change as in growing up and maturing. However, Rob doesn't seem to know why all of his relationships were a failure. Throughout the movie, he tries to figure out what he's been doing wrong by tracking down his previous relationships and asking them why his ex's left him.
2. How is it different from the common fiction?
There are quite a lot of thing that differentiate this love story from the typical love fictions out there.
a) Rob is not such a romantic man. Usually in typical love stories, the men are very romantic. They are able to fulfill their lover's needs. But Rob is such a clueless regular guy who doesn't seem to be able to figure out why his relationships end tragically. He doesn't say the most charming things either. Take his proposal for example. It was in a bar and he just blurted it out like it was nothing special. More like "you want to or not?".
b) I think the way this story took off was very different from your old love stories. Instead of having a boy meets girl plot, it began with a girl leaves guy plot. You don't get to see how this actually came to be. You only find out where and how they met during the flashbacks. Other than that, we're only seeing how they're handling the breakup.
3. Who's your favorite character? And why?
Rob. Mostly it's because he represents most guys out there. Men can be clueless at times but that doesn't mean they are emotionless. I feel that I could relate to the character with my own relationship. Like Rob, when I get into a fight with that special someone, I always find it hard to figure out what I did wrong or if it was even my fault.
4. Provide and alternate ending.
My alternate ending would be Rob succeeding in a career as whatever that has to do with music. He doesn't end up with Laura until a few years into the future. They meet again after she had left Ian and had been living by herself. She's surprised by the success he's had and by the change that he'd gone through. He had missed her so much since the last time they had seen each other which was on Laura's dad's funeral. They had spent a lot of time catching up and end up getting back together again. The end.
5. Personal reaction after watching the movie? (will be submitted in class)
Sunday, July 20, 2008
4/5 Questions on High Fidelity
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