Thursday, October 8, 2009

19. Language, Gender, and Garden State

Oh, Garden State. This is one of my favorite movies. I do not purchase many DVD's, but this movie is a treasure in my small collection.

What I like most about this scene is that Sam (Natalie Portman) initiates the conversation with Andrew (Zach Braff) and it doesn't seem to deter her that he gives minimal responses. Part of it may be her outgoing personality, that she may not realize that he is not interested in starting a conversation, but I think that his character is more concerned about why he is in the office. She keeps trying even though he doesn't seem to be interested. But, her willingness pays off when he listens to her headphones and they share a prolonged eye contact that can only be labeled as flirting. When he thinks there may be a mutual interest, the conversation progresses. Male/female communication drives me crazy.

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