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Reader Feedback on "The Year of the Dork"
Could be that Jude Law is too feminine. Leonardo has that nasaly voice. That could be why they aren't believable.
--dt
03/20 |
*dorks who are dull, not dorks are dull
--MH
03/20 |
They definitely are improving the everyday man's image, which seems good for men in my eyes; you can be awkward, and not great looking and still get the hot girl. However its bad for women; if your a girl you can't be awkward and normal looking and still get the guy. Bridget Jones is the only example of a movie in which the herione is less than perfect and still manages to get the hot guy (or atleast has the chance to choose him). And thats what made Bridget Jones such a popular and different movie. Its the only movie in which the everyday woman can relate to. There are many movies for the everyday man to relate to, but only one for the women.
I think this trend is largely due to the fact that the people who are making these movies, tv shows, and tv commercials are the everyday guys. They are getting on screen what they can't get in real life, and hopefully making the awkward man attractive to women, for thier own sake.
And its working. I think the fact that the repliers don't even seem to realize that Ben Stiller is, in fact, not conventionally attractive, shows that this trend is affecting the mind-set of women and what they want in a man.
"Dated good looking guys- great arm candy, but otherwise DULL. Dorks, the good kind, will treat you like a princess. No brainer on this one."
I think thats the stereo-type the article was trying to address. The fact that the hot guys are portrayed as dull, and the dorks as the ones who will treat you right, when in reality there are many hot guys who will treat you right, and dorks are dull and will treat you horribly.
Either way it sucks for women who are only protrayed as either the hot one to be pursued, or the ugly one to be avoided. I wish there were as many types of women on screen to discuss as there are men.
--MH
03/20 |
I'd have to respectfully disagree with the writer on several parts: first of all, I don't think "Troy" flopped because of "hot" actors not being in fashion, or because of newfound American puritanism; "Troy" failed because it was a bland movie, pure and simple!
Also, the idea of the "dorky" guy getting ahead is not new, however, in some of the older movies, they're a little more oversexed than the pretty-boys... case in point, "Revenge of the Nerds." "Dodgeball" had several of the "dorks" in the movie get some implied nookie themselves. I don't think these kinds of movies are "destroying the hollywood image" as they are "improving the everyman image"
--NCB
03/19 |
What's wrong with dorks, the funny and sweet kind? Besides, dorks can be and are good looking in their own interesting way, isn't that better? Dated good looking guys- great arm candy, but otherwise DULL. Dorks, the good kind, will treat you like a princess. No brainer on this one.
--YY
03/18 |
I never thought of it like that, but I am what is considered an attractive woman, and I am attracted to men who do not fit the mold. In other words, most would be considered dorks. I am NOT attracted to metrosexual men or good looking studs. They don't do it to me, I mostly find them boring and ordinary. The funny thing is that with the dorks, I have to make the first move, maybe that is something I like, having that kind of power. And yes, I would rather see Ben Stiller than Jude Law.
--EG
03/16 |
go look up "dork" in a dictionary and see what you find...
--mw
03/12 |
both are punks
the fucking country is going to hell in a handbasket with the likes of these jerks
give me eastwood or selleck anyday, REAL men, not girlie men
soooo depressing
--amf
03/11 |
god bless you, Logan Hill.
--ak
03/11 |
i agree bridget jones edge of reason was a pathetic movie. first, as a female character, she was the worst kind of stereotype, staring at her boyfriend while he slept, embarrassing herself with paranoia that he was having an affair, as if she didn't have a life (well, even in the first movie she had no life, but at least there she seemed human... it's hard being single!) when she dumped colin, who is gorgeous in his own right, i thought, don't be such a ninny! and then, when she was in Thailand, while one part of me was saying "no no, dont sleep with the cad AGAIN" another part of me was saying "well, i probably would, because she looks happier with him & at least he makes her laugh." ...
the whole anti-dork/dick thing is an interesting concept. i never really thought hugh grant was a great actor, but he does a good job transcending the stereotype... (how do you know the thai prostitute was a teenager? she looked pretty grown up to me)
i like ben stiller too. i cringe at his dorkiness & sure he aint no hugh grant, but cute or ugly, women sleep with nice smiles & guys who make them laugh.
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03/10 |
I totally agree with the last post. Stiller is not ugly at all, and this seems to undermine the entire article.
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03/08 |
Sorry not to offer more substantive feedback, but I had to object to your calling Ben Stiller ugly (in order to compare him to Paul Giametti) since he actually is quite attractive.
--LP
03/07 |
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