Wednesday, September 5, 2012

A Boy Like That

Drew Barrymore in "Ever After"
Not that this really has anything to do with want I want to say but can I just point out how pretty Drew Barrymore looks as an angel? I'm totally used to her being the hard core tomboy in movies and, while she can still hold her own in this movie, she looks a lot more mild. Granted, she is all dolled up for a ball in this shot. And I suppose that angels are supposed to look mild.





Say "Hi" to Henry
A quick movie overview so that everyone understands the post: this is another take on the classic "Cinderella" story: he's being forced to marry, she's a servant who happens to make it to the ball, he sees her and the rest is history; well, maybe not quite "history" but I don't want to put in any spoilers just yet.
Anyways, the real point is about this particular Prince Charming. His name is Henry. It's nice for the prince to actually have a name; usually these sorts of movies are all about the girl's struggle to get to him, and everyone just calls him "the prince" throughout the movie. Him having a name makes sense for this movie, though, since it's about both of their struggles.
Sorry, I promise that I'm not actually doing a movie review here.
I'm really trying to comment on my favorite part of the movie, which is right after Henry's found out that Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is a servant. First, he gets all grumpy and throws a hissy fit but then he realizes that he loves her anyways, and dashes to find her. By the time he decides to run after her, he actually has to run out of his own wedding. But, don't worry, it was to the girl his parents picked so mostly everyone was okay with him escaping those vows.
As it turns out, however, Danielle has been sold to a creepy French guy who keeps trying to make moves on her. But Danielle isn't a "damsel in distress" type so, by the time Henry shows up to rescue her, she's already walking out of said creepy French guy's house. He's astonished but not quite surprised because he knows how feisty she is. Henry falls to his knees to apologize and ask for her hand. Danielle says "Yes" and I know that you're all thinking, "Wow, this is thrilling reading material right here."
But then Henry does this thing that I'm a sucker for...he pulls Danielle into a hug, lifts her off the ground, and spins her around in circles. I don't exactly know why this makes me so ridiculously happy but, alas, it does. And I always love when guys hug me like that. There's just something about it that is just completely wonderful. It's like you can't have any cares in the world because you're spinning and safely tucked into someone's arms; it's almost like you could fly. And, really, who doesn't dream about flying?
"A Boy Like That"...no, I don't want to marry a French prince. Well, maybe not. It's not what I'm aiming for but it could happen.
In some alternate universe.
Really what I'm saying is that I'm all about boys who aren't afraid to say what they mean and mean what they say. (Actually, I'm all about people who are like that but we're talking about romantic ideals here so I'm just going to focus on guys for the moment.) Yeah, Henry totally screwed up when he forced Danielle away the first time but, after he realizes he was wrong, you know that there's no stopping him until he has his princess.
That statement (the "say what you mean, mean what you say" one) actually reminds me of a discussion I had with a friend of mine about this song called "Fine by Me" by Andy Grammer. I made a comment to said friend that it's kind of insulting because the singer is all nonchalant, like "It's whatever if you want to stay." To me, it made it sound like he didn't really care either way. But my friend, being the less romance obsessed of the two of us, said that she thought it was actually really cute. It's his way of saying "I love you, please stay!" but, since he's not the boy who'll fall to his knees, it comes out more like "It's fine by me/If you never leave." And now I'm just playing the song on repeat because I find it so fantasmic. Maybe that has something to do with the catchy tune, though...
A boy like that is really quite ideal: one who knows himself, is willing to be himself, desires to be with you, and strives to declare his love for you in his own special way. I think that's probably what every girl is looking for, when all is said and done. 
Uh, you're right. It's probably a bad idea to speak for every girl in all the world. So I guess I'll just speak for me. A boy like that sounds pretty freaking great.

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