So this is one of those many times when I have a wee idea
and then start typing without much clue where I intend on going, so bear with
me!
I suppose this is my own thought shower version of ‘What’s
in a name?’ or ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’. The idea sparked when I re-watched
on of my absolute favourite films: ‘Stuck in Love’ starring Lily Collins and
Nat Wolfe. I first watched this film maybe a year or two ago, and had sort of
completely forgotten about it, until I saw it online recently, remembered how
much I’d enjoyed it, and decided to re-watch.
I could have done a review I suppose but something changed
my mind. The next day, a friend asked me for some film recommendations and I
found myself suggesting this film, and then defending it by saying something along
the lines of “I know the title makes it sound lame but I promise it’s really
good and emotional and thought provoking.”
Now, I’m not slagging typically considered ‘lame’, girly
movies- I was having a bad day earlier this week and ended up watching the
Bratz movie for goodness sake!! But for someone reason I really wanted my
friend to know that the film I was recommending to them was, in my opinion,
pretty intellectual! Or at the very least, held a real message and featured
some excellent performances from the cast.
Yet when I said the title I could imagine my friend writing
it off as a chick flick.
Was the title a mistake on the creators’ part? Or is it my
(our) fault for holding such silly connotations with perfectly normal words?
Or, is it our attitude to so-called chick-flicks? When did it become embarrassing
for a film to fall into that category? When they became mass-produced?
As I sit here I realise that I have no real answer to this
question! Haha. But I hope I’ve intrigued anybody who’s still reading to at
least give the film a go! Honestly, I love it.
And feel free to let me know your opinions on titles in the
comments!
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