I love "As Good As It Gets"
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:19:56 GMT
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:48:21 GMT
Dave Winer
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<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">I would probably not attempt this post if I had comments because of the hoots it would get from some of the 12-year-old minds that occupy the comments of tech blogs. :-)</span><a name="iWouldProbablyNotAttemptThisPostIfIHadCommentsBecauseOfTheHootsItWouldGetFromSomeOfThe12yearoldMindsThatOccupyTheCommentsOfTechBlogs"> </a><a href="#iWouldProbablyNotAttemptThisPostIfIHadCommentsBecauseOfTheHootsItWouldGetFromSomeOfThe12yearoldMindsThatOccupyTheCommentsOfTechBlogs"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">Anyway...</span><a name="anyway"> </a><a href="#anyway"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">One of my favorite movies of all time is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Good_as_It_Gets">As Good As It Gets</a>.</span><a name="oneOfMyFavoriteMoviesOfAllTimeIsAHrefhttpenwikipediaorgwikiasgoodasitgetsasGoodAsItGetsa"> </a><a href="#oneOfMyFavoriteMoviesOfAllTimeIsAHrefhttpenwikipediaorgwikiasgoodasitgetsasGoodAsItGetsa"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">I like it because it's like an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test">inkblot test</a>. Depending on whether you're male or female, gay or straight, young or old, even black or white, you see something different. For each of us the story revolves around a different character. Even though the story is, imho, how they really aren't as different as you might think.</span><a name="iLikeItBecauseItsLikeAnAHrefhttpenwikipediaorgwikirorschachtestinkblotTestaDependingOnWhetherYoureMaleOrFemaleGayOrStraightYoungOrOldEvenBlackOrWhiteYouSeeSomethingDifferentForEachOfUsTheStoryRevolvesAroundADifferentCharacterEvenThoughTheStoryIsImhoHowTheyReallyArentAsDifferentAsYouMightThink"> </a><a href="#iLikeItBecauseItsLikeAnAHrefhttpenwikipediaorgwikirorschachtestinkblotTestaDependingOnWhetherYoureMaleOrFemaleGayOrStraightYoungOrOldEvenBlackOrWhiteYouSeeSomethingDifferentForEachOfUsTheStoryRevolvesAroundADifferentCharacterEvenThoughTheStoryIsImhoHowTheyReallyArentAsDifferentAsYouMightThink"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">My point of view. Women tend to look at men in a very superficial way. I know because, like Melvin, I've been having this conversation with women my whole life. They think we do things "because" of other things, and when you find out what those other things are, you find out how low an opinion they have of us.</span><a name="myPointOfViewWomenTendToLookAtMenInAVerySuperficialWayIKnowBecauseLikeMelvinIveBeenHavingThisConversationWithWomenMyWholeLifeTheyThinkWeDoThingsBecauseOfOtherThingsAndWhenYouFindOutWhatThoseOtherThingsAreYouFindOutHowLowAnOpinionTheyHaveOfUs"> </a><a href="#myPointOfViewWomenTendToLookAtMenInAVerySuperficialWayIKnowBecauseLikeMelvinIveBeenHavingThisConversationWithWomenMyWholeLifeTheyThinkWeDoThingsBecauseOfOtherThingsAndWhenYouFindOutWhatThoseOtherThingsAreYouFindOutHowLowAnOpinionTheyHaveOfUs"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">We all look at Carol the Waitress, at first, and see a saint. But if you look at it from the man's point point of view, you see that she's not really giving Melvin a chance to be himself. I like her, but I want her to be nice to Melvin! And despite herself, she actually likes the part of the guy she thinks she doesn't. Or whatever. It's soooo confusing, which is the best part of the movie, because all this stuff, when you're in the middle of it, is very very very confusing (in a wonderful way of course, or we wouldn't bother).</span><a name="weAllLookAtCarolTheWaitressAtFirstAndSeeASaintButIfYouLookAtItFromTheMansPointPointOfViewYouSeeThatShesNotReallyGivingMelvinAChanceToBeHimselfILikeHerButIWantHerToBeNiceToMelvinAndDespiteHerselfSheActuallyLikesThePartOfTheGuySheThinksSheDoesntOrWhateverItsSooooConfusingWhichIsTheBestPartOfTheMovieBecauseAllThisStuffWhenYoureInTheMiddleOfItIsVeryVeryVeryConfusingInAWonderfulWayOfCourseOrWeWouldntBother"> </a><a href="#weAllLookAtCarolTheWaitressAtFirstAndSeeASaintButIfYouLookAtItFromTheMansPointPointOfViewYouSeeThatShesNotReallyGivingMelvinAChanceToBeHimselfILikeHerButIWantHerToBeNiceToMelvinAndDespiteHerselfSheActuallyLikesThePartOfTheGuySheThinksSheDoesntOrWhateverItsSooooConfusingWhichIsTheBestPartOfTheMovieBecauseAllThisStuffWhenYoureInTheMiddleOfItIsVeryVeryVeryConfusingInAWonderfulWayOfCourseOrWeWouldntBother"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">I thought of this movie today because the Republicans are reminding me of Melvin Udall, the character played by Jack Nicholson. Carol Connelly would, it seems, have a question to ask the Republicans about this <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/conservatives-defend-virginias-occupy-vagina-law-on-basis-that-all-penetrations-are-created-equal/">vaginal ultrasound law</a> they want to have in Virginia for women getting abortions. </span><a name="iThoughtOfThisMovieTodayBecauseTheRepublicansAreRemindingMeOfMelvinUdallTheCharacterPlayedByJackNicholsonCarolConnellyWouldItSeemsHaveAQuestionToAskTheRepublicansAboutThisAHrefhttpwwwmediaitecomonlineconservativesdefendvirginiasoccupyvaginalawonbasisthatallpenetrationsarecreatedequalvaginalUltrasoundLawaTheyWantToHaveInVirginiaForWomenGettingAbortions"> </a><a href="#iThoughtOfThisMovieTodayBecauseTheRepublicansAreRemindingMeOfMelvinUdallTheCharacterPlayedByJackNicholsonCarolConnellyWouldItSeemsHaveAQuestionToAskTheRepublicansAboutThisAHrefhttpwwwmediaitecomonlineconservativesdefendvirginiasoccupyvaginalawonbasisthatallpenetrationsarecreatedequalvaginalUltrasoundLawaTheyWantToHaveInVirginiaForWomenGettingAbortions"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">"Do you have any control over how creepy you allow yourself to get?"</span><a name="doYouHaveAnyControlOverHowCreepyYouAllowYourselfToGet"> </a><a href="#doYouHaveAnyControlOverHowCreepyYouAllowYourselfToGet"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
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<div class="divOutlineItem" style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span class="spanOutlineText" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 18px; line-height: 140%;">I'm sure the Republicans, as a party, somewhere inside their collective, tortured soul, think they're doing something good here. But.. I don't know where to begin, so I won't. :-)</span><a name="imSureTheRepublicansAsAPartySomewhereInsideTheirCollectiveTorturedSoulThinkTheyreDoingSomethingGoodHereButIDontKnowWhereToBeginSoIWont"> </a><a href="#imSureTheRepublicansAsAPartySomewhereInsideTheirCollectiveTorturedSoulThinkTheyreDoingSomethingGoodHereButIDontKnowWhereToBeginSoIWont"><img src="http://scripting.com/images/2001/09/20/sharpPermaLink3.gif" class="imgBlogpostPermalink" width="6" height="9" border="0" alt="permalink"></a></div>
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