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?"

Comments

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[wwiii]

"At least it isn't those pants?"

Yes, Warren. Let's do mention the pants-of-trauma again, shall we?

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[vanillajello]

Kate groaned. "Why would you bring that up?"

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[wwiii]

"Clearly because years of solitude have made me a sick and twisted individual," Warren decided, crossing his arms over his chest and nodding.

A pause.

"And I figured your reaction would be funny."

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[vanillajello]

Kate shot him an exaggerated 'bitch, please' look. "You bastard. Don't make me describe it to you all over again in great detail."

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[wwiii]

"You say that like you think I've never seen one of those before," Warren pointed out, stifling a laugh there in the middle of the class. "Even if those pants were... Really, really..."

Cue Warren, burying his face in his hand and trying not to groan.

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[vanillajello]

Kate snickered, just barely quietly enough for a classroom setting. Drake wouldn't throw her out for that, would he? "See? It's still totally traumatizing to think about."

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[wwiii]

"I can't unsee it," Warren mumbled into his palm.

Why? Why, Heaven, why?

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[vanillajello]

"And you can only blame yourself for thinking about it now," Kate pointed out. Totally helpfully.

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[wwiii]

Warren's only reply to that was a somewhat pained grunt of agreement.

And then him slowly, sloooowly shaking his head. Why didn't they make bleach for this sort of thing?

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Watch the Clips [L&R: Class Seven]

[vanillajello]

"Cling to your happy thoughts, dearest fake step-brother."