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Post by pansy on Jan 13, 2006 16:40:23 GMT -5
i don't know if he's shy so much as agoraphobic, but there are two main characters in this movie and one of them never wants to leave his house. he freaks out when he has contact with people other than his roommate. the two of them have some bad luck and...well...i don't want to spoil the movie for anyone, but let me ask - what would happen if everything in the world you hated disappeared? Hmm. I think I missed what movie you're talking about. thanks. i went back and fixed that.
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Post by Bodhi on Jan 24, 2006 14:24:16 GMT -5
Funnily enough, saw one yesterday, ELLING Well recommended. I loved it in fact. Apparently they made a sequel but I dont know much about that. yeah I was confused about that too, so i dug deeper and I found out: it was a Norwegian book (Brothers in Blood) that was turned into a theatre play and becouse of it's success they turned it into a movie called Elling www.imdb.com/title/tt0279064/and yes david they made a sequel which is actualy a prequel of the first film. it's called Mors Elling www.imdb.com/title/tt0368045/Kevin Spacey apperently bought rights to the film and they're gonna remake the film for american audience and it's coming out this year www.imdb.com/title/tt0322156/ . it'll be called Elling. hey avoids confusion, no? i think it's good cus not many ppl have seen the original movie. all credit to Kevin who saw the movie.. or the play or whatever.. cus really this is a film that a lot of people need to see. lol i'm rambling now, but hey i got excited when i found out about this I just saw Elling and really liked it. Like another poster said, it had warmth and charm. It was really good and I recommend it to everyone here. It kind of reminded me a bit of Amelie in certain ways. As for the remake I think that is a bad idea. I hate when Americans think that they have to take really good foreign movies and remake them for American audiences. Why can't the American audiences just see the original movie? The remakes are almost always worse too, so it's a pointless exercise.
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Post by peekaboo on Feb 2, 2006 1:07:49 GMT -5
"Last Holiday" starring Queen Latifah as a shy character...saw it alone and loved it!! I give it five stars***** ;D
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Post by KidCharlemagne on Feb 7, 2006 17:44:15 GMT -5
Brigette from Ginger Snaps...or would she be introverted?
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Post by may on Mar 14, 2007 10:42:38 GMT -5
Dawn in Welcome to The Dollhouse Celie in The Color Purple Muriel in Muriel's Wedding
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Post by airburst on Jan 25, 2008 1:01:07 GMT -5
Max from Collateral.
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Post by audioalone on Feb 8, 2008 16:14:35 GMT -5
I was thinking about one today (before I came over to the library to go online):
The Net - Sandra Bullock - there is a sub-theme of sociophobia or avoidance in it. She works from home, and she tells her boss Russ Melborne (excuse spelling), "yeah, I'm really a genius, Russ -especially with a roomful of people looking over my shoulder!" She not only in the story worked from home; but also she orders takeout online; talks to others on the Net, as we do here, etc.
It is ironic, though, later on in the story, after all she's gone through with the Praetorians after her - Jack Devlin trying to kill her both in Cancun and after she returns to United States; and trying to get to the bottom of things - after seeking the expertise of Cyberbob, she tells him to meet her at the Santa Monica Pier because "it has to be a place where there are a LOT of PEOPLE!" - This from one who has spent probably most of her working adult life inside her home!!!
This is my favourite Sandra Bullock movie and one I will always as a human being remember because of the shyness or sociophobia aspect of it.
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Post by haroldl on Feb 25, 2008 9:44:47 GMT -5
I haven't read through the whole thread so I'm probably gonna repeat already mentioned movies but oh well Off of the top of my head... "Willard" "Punch drunk love" aaand "Bubble". The character in Bubble even mentions social phobia, which is quite rare in the movie world
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Post by audioalone on Feb 28, 2008 15:21:56 GMT -5
"Bubble". The character in Bubble even mentions social phobia, which is quite rare in the movie world Sounds intriguing ;D! I'll have to try to get it and watch it!
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Post by gaz on Feb 28, 2008 16:23:59 GMT -5
Carrie
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Post by That Girl on Feb 29, 2008 21:13:18 GMT -5
How about Allison from The Breakfast Club? I know she did open up a bit throughout the movie, but she was the shy girl of the bunch.
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Post by HybridMoment on Feb 29, 2008 23:31:07 GMT -5
How about Allison from The Breakfast Club? I know she did open up a bit throughout the movie, but she was the shy girl of the bunch. Yeah, she does seem shy, at least in the first half of the movie. I watched it recently and realized that I had a coat very similar to the ones she wears.
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Post by HouseLv on Apr 18, 2008 12:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by corruptedheart on Apr 23, 2008 12:27:57 GMT -5
Robin William's character in "One Hour Photo" of course, he was crazy too. I was sort of surprised at how the movie came to a close.
Anyway, there was a line in the movie that struck me. Robin William's character was reading from a book, he read: "we fear what has already happened to us." And, you know, that's true. I guess that made me start reflecting on my social anxiety a little, interesting.
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Post by gaia on Apr 23, 2008 17:46:54 GMT -5
...of course, he was crazy too.... Why are 'the quiet ones' also usually cast as the crazy ones too? ...there was a line in the movie that struck me....he read: "we fear what has already happened to us.".... Yeah, that is a pretty profound quote actually. I find it's very true now I think about it.
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