Friendly1
08-25-2004, 10:24 PM
I know it sounds corny, since Hollywood ALWAYS turns a love story into bigger-than-life nonsense. But if you think
about it, they still have to tell a story that makes sense. Some movies rely heavily on body language and
symmetrical staging. Other movies rely heavily on character.
For example, take any James Bond movie (except
maybe "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"). What is it about Bond that all the girls go for? The man is CONFIDENT
with a Kapital K.
Another good movie is "The Tuxedo". While this one bombed at the box office, it nonetheless
touches on some of the stuff we talk about here with confidence and ways to approach women (one of the sub-plots
deals with Jackie Chan's character's inability to ask a beautiful woman out for lunch -- he ends up asking
Jennifer Love Hewitt for coffee and he does it in exactly the way that the suave secret agent guy tries to teach him
to do with the other girl).
I am not much of an Adam Sandler fan, but I did enjoy "Fifty First Dates". He does
some outrageous things which would never work in real life, but the point of the movie is that he gets to try over
and over again with the girl of his dreams (Drew Barrymore). It turns out that what works best for him is
confidence and being himself -- but the movie shows that he is a guy who pays close attention to how women react and
he learns from his mistakes.
I caught part of "Never Been Kissed" (another Drew Barrymore movie) today and
noticed that they were using body language and mirroring. I am becoming more and more convinced that on-screen
chemistry develops best around actors who project the right kind of body language.
Pick a movie where you like
the love story and watch it. Pay close attention to the body language.
Another good movie to watch is "Alien
Versus Predator", believe it or not. The main character ends up having to communicate with a Predator through body
language (and that is all I will say about the movie).
Give it some thought. Hopefully, others here can suggest
some movies which teach basic skills of attraction and non-verbal communication. Probably almost any Sandra Bullock
or Nicole Kidman movie would be a good choice, too.
about it, they still have to tell a story that makes sense. Some movies rely heavily on body language and
symmetrical staging. Other movies rely heavily on character.
For example, take any James Bond movie (except
maybe "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"). What is it about Bond that all the girls go for? The man is CONFIDENT
with a Kapital K.
Another good movie is "The Tuxedo". While this one bombed at the box office, it nonetheless
touches on some of the stuff we talk about here with confidence and ways to approach women (one of the sub-plots
deals with Jackie Chan's character's inability to ask a beautiful woman out for lunch -- he ends up asking
Jennifer Love Hewitt for coffee and he does it in exactly the way that the suave secret agent guy tries to teach him
to do with the other girl).
I am not much of an Adam Sandler fan, but I did enjoy "Fifty First Dates". He does
some outrageous things which would never work in real life, but the point of the movie is that he gets to try over
and over again with the girl of his dreams (Drew Barrymore). It turns out that what works best for him is
confidence and being himself -- but the movie shows that he is a guy who pays close attention to how women react and
he learns from his mistakes.
I caught part of "Never Been Kissed" (another Drew Barrymore movie) today and
noticed that they were using body language and mirroring. I am becoming more and more convinced that on-screen
chemistry develops best around actors who project the right kind of body language.
Pick a movie where you like
the love story and watch it. Pay close attention to the body language.
Another good movie to watch is "Alien
Versus Predator", believe it or not. The main character ends up having to communicate with a Predator through body
language (and that is all I will say about the movie).
Give it some thought. Hopefully, others here can suggest
some movies which teach basic skills of attraction and non-verbal communication. Probably almost any Sandra Bullock
or Nicole Kidman movie would be a good choice, too.