I have a note in my phone now with potential blog topics... which is partially a sign I have tons of brilliant ideas with no time to expand on them (or at least I'd like to think so). Last weekend my little sister and I rented and watched "No Strings Attached" starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman.
Some people are already disappointed in me for watching a R-rated movie let alone one based on the idea of having sex without commitment. I read a blog from Jon Acuff earlier this week about Christians watching movies that may not necessarily be building you up in the faith (i.e. the hangover 2) and how we deal with the guilt, or justification to be "up" on pop culture. That's a whole other topic I trust Jon to cover... but I opted to write not so much on the R-rated filth :) but the lessons I learned.
First of all... I'm not sure how much like real life anyone could say the concept was... the guy is craving a commitment while the female is just looking for a good time? You knew from the beginning Ashton's character (Adam) had more feelings for Natalie's character (Emma). Emma was scared of getting hurt and wanted no commitment while Adam was willing to go along with the deal for what I thought was the chance at something more. How many times do we do that? He's content for awhile and then tries pushing a relationship when Emma balks and Adam calls off everything. Who's fault is that? He agreed to the original terms and then got mad when she wouldn't accept his new deal. I understand where he's coming from... I know he loved her... but I also question him for accepting the original deal when he knew he wouldn't be able to settle for that.
SPOILER ALERT... Of course the movie has a happy ending... he ignores her for awhile and then she finally comes to her senses and realizes she loves him too. And I sat there wondering how many times does that happen in real life? Most of the time people don't wait for us to figure out what we want... or we have don't have the nerve to make the big gesture and admit we want another chance. Sometimes it's just timing... or maybe location... but I just have to remember these cheesy movies are just a form of escapism... and not real life.
Some people are already disappointed in me for watching a R-rated movie let alone one based on the idea of having sex without commitment. I read a blog from Jon Acuff earlier this week about Christians watching movies that may not necessarily be building you up in the faith (i.e. the hangover 2) and how we deal with the guilt, or justification to be "up" on pop culture. That's a whole other topic I trust Jon to cover... but I opted to write not so much on the R-rated filth :) but the lessons I learned.
First of all... I'm not sure how much like real life anyone could say the concept was... the guy is craving a commitment while the female is just looking for a good time? You knew from the beginning Ashton's character (Adam) had more feelings for Natalie's character (Emma). Emma was scared of getting hurt and wanted no commitment while Adam was willing to go along with the deal for what I thought was the chance at something more. How many times do we do that? He's content for awhile and then tries pushing a relationship when Emma balks and Adam calls off everything. Who's fault is that? He agreed to the original terms and then got mad when she wouldn't accept his new deal. I understand where he's coming from... I know he loved her... but I also question him for accepting the original deal when he knew he wouldn't be able to settle for that.
SPOILER ALERT... Of course the movie has a happy ending... he ignores her for awhile and then she finally comes to her senses and realizes she loves him too. And I sat there wondering how many times does that happen in real life? Most of the time people don't wait for us to figure out what we want... or we have don't have the nerve to make the big gesture and admit we want another chance. Sometimes it's just timing... or maybe location... but I just have to remember these cheesy movies are just a form of escapism... and not real life.
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