Love & Romance, Hollywood Style [Period 4, Class 7]

[carpe_demon]

"Today we'll be looking at love and deception," Drake said. "In movies, deception is often played for laughs. Take, for example, the movie meta for Never Been Kissed. Twenty-five year old wanna-be reporter Josie was a loser in high school, but sees a chance to have a do-over when she is assigned to pretend to be a high school student and write a story about the students. While she's there, she falls for her English teacher, who thinks she's just 17, and he's not too happy when he finds out the truth. And in meta for 10 Things I Hate About You, the lead character finds out that the guy she's falling in love with was hired by her sister's would-be suitor, because said sister was not allowed to date until her older sister did. This one's an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. Willy and me, we go way back.

"Anyway," Drake went on, "both movies end with the lovers reunited, and all is forgiven. But do you think it's possible that someone can deceive another about who they are and cause them pain, yet still have a happy ending?"

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Re: Class Discussion [L&R: Class Seven]

[wwiii]

Warren noticed Bobby offering him that smile, and attempted a weak quirk of his own in return.

Yes, even Warren had memories of things that had happened as a result of him trying to hide certain things from his dad. But then, being honest about it all at once probably wouldn't have made his situation any better, either.

"Sometimes, people hide things because they're afraid," he added. "And because they've been given good reason to be."

Re: Class Discussion [L&R: Class Seven]

[longislandiceme]

"War's right," Bobby nodded. "And sometimes, well, people are gonna react badly whether you tell them right away or later, so you learn not to say anything till you've got a better idea how things are gonna go."