My thoughts on a movie I saw recently.

Excuse my semi-catharsis here...


However, years ago I ended a relationship with a young woman that had some parallels to the characters in the 2003 film called "Anything Else". My girlfriend was very similar to the character played by Christina Ricci in some respects...absolutely beautiful, but also had some personality crises (*I think* mental health issues) and very manipulative tendencies. I was so in love with her that I put up with anything and everything she did more often than not, just like the Jason Biggs character.

In some ways I still kick myself for not making it work out. The only thing was it wasn't going to work out.

 I was reminded about my affair when I saw the scene in "Anything Else" where Jason Biggs is bending over backwards to create a romantic evening in the hotel room. Everything is fine at first, but nothing he does is right for the Ricci character. Wow...I lived that scene for real so many times.

Another person wrote in the discussion on IMDB.com:
"...what I am trying to get at is that perhaps Woody was trying to explore the idea that, just like in my relationship, when a man has a chance to be with a woman that he sees as extremely physically desirable, they look past every other glaring fault and will put up with way more than normal. If that was his goal, then Ricci's character not being humorous or particularly likable fits perfectly."

I guess we all have our defects of character. I am no exception. I do believe a lot men go through this in their relationships. You think to yourself, "Wow, I am so lucky to be with this lady, I don't care if she is a bitch and I don't really like her -I'll let her treat me like shit." ...surely females have the same thing.

These were just some thoughts.