Pretty Woman's Edward Lewis was a TOTAL TOTAL git.
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Inspired by the thread on Ferris Bueller.
Everything about the film 'Pretty Woman', and most of all its main character played by Richard Gere, was at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, properly offensive.
Gere's character, Edward Lewis, appears to be entirely without a discernable personality and indeed, devoid of anything at all, other than copious quantities of cash. Julia Roberts' character, a prostitute (I don't even remember her name...) falls for him, and in the end, he shows up in a limo and takes her away, leaving her best friend and flat-sharing hooker to presumably continue hooking from their apartment.
It was dark, soulless and depressing.
Everything about the film 'Pretty Woman', and most of all its main character played by Richard Gere, was at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, properly offensive.
Gere's character, Edward Lewis, appears to be entirely without a discernable personality and indeed, devoid of anything at all, other than copious quantities of cash. Julia Roberts' character, a prostitute (I don't even remember her name...) falls for him, and in the end, he shows up in a limo and takes her away, leaving her best friend and flat-sharing hooker to presumably continue hooking from their apartment.
It was dark, soulless and depressing.
paulguitar said:
Inspired by the thread on Ferris Bueller.
Everything about the film 'Pretty Woman', and most of all its main character played by Richard Gere, was at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, properly offensive.
Gere's character, Edward Lewis, appears to be entirely without a discernable personality and indeed, devoid of anything at all, other than copious quantities of cash. Julia Roberts' character, a prostitute (I don't even remember her name...) falls for him, and in the end, he shows up in a limo and takes her away, leaving her best friend and flat-sharing hooker to presumably continue hooking from their apartment.
It was dark, soulless and depressing.
From what I remember (and it's a while since I last watched the film) doesn't the Julia Roberts character actually change Richard Gere's character, by making him decide to work with the owner of the company he was buying, rather than just breaking it up and selling it off?Everything about the film 'Pretty Woman', and most of all its main character played by Richard Gere, was at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, properly offensive.
Gere's character, Edward Lewis, appears to be entirely without a discernable personality and indeed, devoid of anything at all, other than copious quantities of cash. Julia Roberts' character, a prostitute (I don't even remember her name...) falls for him, and in the end, he shows up in a limo and takes her away, leaving her best friend and flat-sharing hooker to presumably continue hooking from their apartment.
It was dark, soulless and depressing.
And I think she gives her flatmate money to go to beauty school to get out of prostitution.
And there's the classic scene when Julia Roberts goes back to the shop where the assistants refused to serve her - 'Big mistake. Big. Huge.'
So not as depressing as you remember maybe?
I like it, but then it is a chick flick.....
paulguitar said:
Inspired by the thread on Ferris Bueller.
Everything about the film 'Pretty Woman', and most of all its main character played by Richard Gere, was at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, properly offensive.
Gere's character, Edward Lewis, appears to be entirely without a discernable personality and indeed, devoid of anything at all, other than copious quantities of cash. Julia Roberts' character, a prostitute (I don't even remember her name...) falls for him, and in the end, he shows up in a limo and takes her away, leaving her best friend and flat-sharing hooker to presumably continue hooking from their apartment.
It was dark, soulless and depressing.
Way to completely miss the message or a film, as moorx has said there is redemption in the character not being a Everything about the film 'Pretty Woman', and most of all its main character played by Richard Gere, was at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, properly offensive.
Gere's character, Edward Lewis, appears to be entirely without a discernable personality and indeed, devoid of anything at all, other than copious quantities of cash. Julia Roberts' character, a prostitute (I don't even remember her name...) falls for him, and in the end, he shows up in a limo and takes her away, leaving her best friend and flat-sharing hooker to presumably continue hooking from their apartment.
It was dark, soulless and depressing.
and seemingly two people getting off the game and the third realising you don't have to literally and figuratively fk someone over for gain. It does have an Esprit in it TBF. Lol. I tell myself that I watch it for that bit and not the bit where Vivian ( that's Julia Roberts btw,
read IMDB, READ IT AND UNDERSTAND IT!!!!!!!!!!111111oneoneoneone
) wears the red ball gown.....lol moorx said:
From what I remember (and it's a while since I last watched the film) doesn't the Julia Roberts character actually change Richard Gere's character, by making him decide to work with the owner of the company he was buying, rather than just breaking it up and selling it off?
And I think she gives her flatmate money to go to beauty school to get out of prostitution.
And there's the classic scene when Julia Roberts goes back to the shop where the assistants refused to serve her - 'Big mistake. Big. Huge.'
So not as depressing as you remember maybe?
I like it, but then it is a chick flick.....
It has a couple of funny moments in it, and the hotel manager is great.And I think she gives her flatmate money to go to beauty school to get out of prostitution.
And there's the classic scene when Julia Roberts goes back to the shop where the assistants refused to serve her - 'Big mistake. Big. Huge.'
So not as depressing as you remember maybe?
I like it, but then it is a chick flick.....
Gere's character condescends to the staff in the shop scene, repeatedly treats the Julia Roberts character with contempt, and appears to be a sociopath. Ultimately the message, if there is one, appears to be that money is the most important thing of all and women are inferior to men and need to be saved.
paulguitar said:
It has a couple of funny moments in it, and the hotel manager is great.
Gere's character condescends to the staff in the shop scene, repeatedly treats the Julia Roberts character with contempt, and appears to be a sociopath. Ultimately the message, if there is one, appears to be that money is the most important thing of all and women are inferior to men and need to be saved.
But isn't almost the last line of the film 'she rescues him right back'?Gere's character condescends to the staff in the shop scene, repeatedly treats the Julia Roberts character with contempt, and appears to be a sociopath. Ultimately the message, if there is one, appears to be that money is the most important thing of all and women are inferior to men and need to be saved.
You have to remember that Gere's character was damaged goods due to his upbringing, most notably the hurt and neglect by his recently deceased father.
"I was very angry with him" cost him ten thousand dollars in therapy.
His wealthy dad divorced his mum leaving Gere and his mum penniless. It was this that spurred him on to become good at his corporate stuff and of course who can forget that his dad's business was the third one Gere purchased and broke up.
He's bound to be a bit ruthless and a bit of a git. But "she rescues him right back".
"I was very angry with him" cost him ten thousand dollars in therapy.
His wealthy dad divorced his mum leaving Gere and his mum penniless. It was this that spurred him on to become good at his corporate stuff and of course who can forget that his dad's business was the third one Gere purchased and broke up.
He's bound to be a bit ruthless and a bit of a git. But "she rescues him right back".
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