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Okay, I came up with this idea for analyzing guys somewhere in
the midst of my former marriage (1999-2006 R.I.P.) to this
sociopath slash loser who I'll call Bob. Bob had a real thing for
what I call MOB MOVIES (don't believe guys who claim they love
the director). I couldn't help noticing the
correllation between
all
of his mob movies with their lack-of-concience and my then-
husband's lack of concience. He was a good sociopath so I didn't
discover that he'd been cheating on me with hookers for the
entire marriage. This was particularly insulting since he'd been
shamelessly injuring me financially the whole time. (Cougar
Warning: He was 9 years younger than I was) THIS COULD
LIKELY
HAVE BEEN PREVENTED!
If you know your movies then this little test works great. One of
the best things about it is that if you do it right they tell you
the
unvarnished truth because they have no idea that you're
analizing
them. Here's what you say (bat your eyelashes a few times first,
and say it casually)
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 2 FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME?
After that you can ask them why they like the movie or what
it's
about to them.
My ex was what I call a DOUBLE-MOB. Don't date a Mob type
unless you like sociopaths (not even a half-mob) unless you're
that
type too.
Redneck guys (dumb ones, they're not all dumb) like Porky's
and
some other equally stupid flick.
If your man likes The Lake House it means you live in the same
house and never see each other (trust me)...his other pick was
Love Story (the love that lasts for eternity with absolutely no
arguing).
Guys who like Forrest Gump seem to say the word "underdog"
(and
my experience was that they had somethin' to prove) but that
one
needs more investigation.
Try this. It'll make you totally laugh if you try it on people you
know well.
REMEMBER: Ask Casually!
Please test and expound.
My favs are 12 Monkeys, Office Space, The War of the Roses,
Shine
I may add more later but iPhone dying.
If you have a comment go for it but don't be mean!
imanonymousinalaska@yahoo.com
Wikipedia: Identification
http://en.wikipedia...cation_(psychology)
After reading this link, it's not quite what I had in mind but sill relevant. [rcarty, Apr 30 2010]
Wikipedia: Identification
http://en.wikipedia...cation_(literature)
I was thinking more along the lines of what is srittten here. [rcarty, Apr 30 2010]
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Welcome to the HalfBakery, [Ima]. Hope you enjoy reading and contributing. |
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- Putting your titles in all caps is frowned upon. You might want to reformat it; if not, a helpful mod is likely to reformat it for you. [ETA: someone already edited it, in fact; don't know if it was you.] |
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- This has the bones of a useful idea, but as written it feels very like what's known as a 'let's all', which is also frowned upon. See the 'help' section (link should be in the sidebar to the elft, under 'meta') for some discussion of 'let's all' ideas and why they so rarely survive. Instead of saying 'try analyzing your dates based on their movie preferences', you could make this into an indubitable invention by packaging the concept in some sort of service: for example, you might suggest a website where people write about the personality of people they know, which concerned suitors could search by movie title to find out what other people who share movie preferences with their suitee are like. |
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However, the concept is intruiging, and I'm interested in hearing your ideas! |
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I would not put your email on here; this site gets picked up by Google often and the spambots will come knocking on your door. |
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Analyze this: the Three Stooges and the Red Violin. |
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I like this as a sort of expanded Briggs-Meyers. |
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I never watch films, I'm guessing 5 years since the last one I watched. What does this say about me? |
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Can we maybe have at least one capital in the title?
And maybe edit down the biog into something that looks like an idea?
BTW, what does Blazing Saddles and Bladerunner say about me? |
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//I never watch films, I'm guessing 5 years since the last one I watched. What does this say about me?//...Short attention span? Recently visually impaired? Don't get asked out often? |
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I'm like pocmloc, but I do recall enjoying the movie-length last episode of M*A*S*H. |
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You are well up on pocmloc, [swimswim]. M*A*S*H aired its final episode February 28, 1983, so that means you haven't watched a film in over 27 years. Was it a war-time accident? Or just really really horrible credit? |
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hah - Calamity Jane & Pulp Fiction might confuse some... |
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//If you have a comment go for it but don't be mean! //
Ah well, if you are going to take all the fun out of it then I'm not playing. Fishbone for gratuitous use of the name 'Bob'. |
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What if my favorite movies are the Scarface and the Untouchables? (They are, and I'm rooting for the diametrically opposed protagonists in each) |
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I agree with gisho that form counts and you might have better luck presenting this as "Two Favorite Movie Quicky Psychoanalysis Method" or something. Just for future reference. |
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I'll throw you a biscut to pull you out of the bone-zone. (Plus it's pretty clever) |
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Brazil and Life of Brian. |
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My top two movies are...waitaminute, you almost got me there. No you don't girly. The inkblot napkins were a dead give away. |
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You seem to believe that a guy would really tell you what his favorite movie is. |
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[zeno] //You seem to believe that a guy would really tell you
what his favorite movie is.//
The psychiatrist's stock answer is "You reveal as much about
yourself by the lies you choose to tell as by the truths." As,
indeed, by which truths you refuse to disclose. |
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And he's hardly ever sick at sea. |
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<HMS Pinafore chorus> What, never? </HMSPc> |
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Don't confuse "He likes X, so he's a sociopath" with "He's a sociopath, so he likes X". |
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Also consider "He's a vegetarian and likes cats, so he's Hitler". |
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can't think of a favorite offhand, but I liked both Bladerunner and Harry Potter. |
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Of course I like Bladerunner for the soundtrack (Vangelis on analog synths as orchestral), and HP because it was a pretty good treatment of a fantasy book series (which storylines are good but not too remarkable), noting that the author was available on set (and probably cowrote the script). |
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Despite being a geek/nerd/whatever I haven't seen all the Star Warses (too campy for my tastes). |
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And I'm afraid the tell you're looking for ("I've seen <x> 134 times !!!!!") is missing... which I suppose is a datum in itself. |
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So.... what's your dateometer say 'bout that ? |
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I use this method. Any gal who lists "Pretty Woman" in her top [x] - and boy there are a lot of them - is off the list. I mean seriously, is there a more misogynistic movie extant, outside the porn aisle? |
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Ditto "Titanic", "The Notebook". Sorry, I've had my fill of clingy soppy starry-eyed romantic codependents for this lifetime. Next. |
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//12 Monkeys, Office Space, The War of the Roses, Shine //
So, are you busy Saturday? |
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I think this system is too easy to game, and the sociopaths will be the first to learn how to game it. |
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What you need is some kind of triangulation. |
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So long as the sociopaths don't learn trigonometry. |
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MikeD => V for Vendetta & Inglorious Basterds |
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Mrs. MikeD => Saving Private Ryan & Snatch |
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My advice for anyone attempting this match-up: |
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<You had me at Star Wars, [21].> |
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