Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[innerSpaceman]

I guess I just got ticked off from the get-go, because - and I haven't yet seen the film - the first scene is supposedly about him getting dumped by this girl and it's funny - except it never happened, and they've been happily married ever since college. I understand the scene is funny. But why lie about something that central to the man's life you're quasi-biographing?

I understand all the facts on the lawsuits are true. And his T-shirts are all 100% accurate.

I also understand that, GD's review notwithstanding, it's a very good film.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I guess I just got ticked off from the get-go, because - and I haven't yet seen the film - the first scene is supposedly about him getting dumped by this girl and it's funny - except it never happened, and they've been happily married ever since college. I understand the scene is funny. But why lie about something that central to the man's life you're quasi-biographing?

The fictional girl in the movie is not supposed to be the girl he eventually ends up with in real life at all. While he met that girl around the time of the movie, they didn't start dating until after the timeline of the movie. The girl in the movie is just there to set him up as someone who's relatively socially inept/more focused on his work than girls at that time in his life.

I also understand that, GD's review notwithstanding, it's a very good film.

Huh? I said I tried NOT to like it, but couldn't. i.e., I liked it.