This past week I saw the movie, He's Just Not That Into You, which tells the story of several single and married individuals as they naviagate through various relationships. The movie consists of the characters constantly trying to read the signals of the opposite sex. If he appears "not into you," is he really secretly attracted to you? The main character, Gigi just wants a man who calls her back and constantly sits by the phone and waits for her prince charming or Mr.Right to call. She spends a majority of the film wondering why he hasn't called and what she has done wrong. The question that keeps popping into my mind is, why can't you just be happy single and wait for "Mr.Right" to come to you? Why does a woman have to try so hard to be accepted or interesting to a guy? Why can't a woman just be "not that interested in a guy?" The film sends a message that women complicate and overanalyize relationships and men are not at all complicated. If he doesn't ask you out or call immediately after the date he is simply not that interested. Hearing the words, "He's just not that into you," makes women feel like something is wrong with them and they must change something about themselves, whether it is their appearance or personality.Why can't women just be themselves and let their authenticity draw the right men into their lives? The women in the film are often shown at work-but believe it or not are not working???? They are contemplating their love lives and over analyizing their individual relationships asking the question, "Why isn't he intereested?" Mary receives a call from a guy she has recently met and he accidently calls her by a different name on her answering machine, implying that men are "players" and women merely sit on the sidelines. This movie was entertaining and humorous, as it revealed common stereotypes about women and men when it comes to relationship drama. However, I can't help but wonder how audiences would respond to a movie entitled, "SHE'S just not that into YOU?" Thursday, February 12, 2009
Why does HE have to be....just not that into YOU?
This past week I saw the movie, He's Just Not That Into You, which tells the story of several single and married individuals as they naviagate through various relationships. The movie consists of the characters constantly trying to read the signals of the opposite sex. If he appears "not into you," is he really secretly attracted to you? The main character, Gigi just wants a man who calls her back and constantly sits by the phone and waits for her prince charming or Mr.Right to call. She spends a majority of the film wondering why he hasn't called and what she has done wrong. The question that keeps popping into my mind is, why can't you just be happy single and wait for "Mr.Right" to come to you? Why does a woman have to try so hard to be accepted or interesting to a guy? Why can't a woman just be "not that interested in a guy?" The film sends a message that women complicate and overanalyize relationships and men are not at all complicated. If he doesn't ask you out or call immediately after the date he is simply not that interested. Hearing the words, "He's just not that into you," makes women feel like something is wrong with them and they must change something about themselves, whether it is their appearance or personality.Why can't women just be themselves and let their authenticity draw the right men into their lives? The women in the film are often shown at work-but believe it or not are not working???? They are contemplating their love lives and over analyizing their individual relationships asking the question, "Why isn't he intereested?" Mary receives a call from a guy she has recently met and he accidently calls her by a different name on her answering machine, implying that men are "players" and women merely sit on the sidelines. This movie was entertaining and humorous, as it revealed common stereotypes about women and men when it comes to relationship drama. However, I can't help but wonder how audiences would respond to a movie entitled, "SHE'S just not that into YOU?" 
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