Romantic Plotline 6/21

As far as movies go, I'm more of a comedy type of girl, but if I had to pick, an older favorite that never fails would be Pretty Woman. I think most everyone has at least heard of it but the movie is centered around an escort (Julia Roberts) who meets and falls and love with a very wealthy buissnessman (Richard Gere). She goes from basically having nothing to living this lavish lifestyle without a care in the world. During the movie you see her try to blend in with her new rich friends, which seems to be a struggle for her. Although she now is dressing the part, she still is not acting it. During the movie you see her try to fit in at various different places that are foreign to her like formal dinners, and polo matches. The thing that I like the most about this movie is the unconventional romantic plotline, it is not your average fairytale with a prince and a princess. My favorite scene, although it has nothing to do with romance, is when Julia goes shopping for the first time (still in her hooker apparell). At her first stop she gets ignored and told to leave because "she can't afford anything there" by a snooty sales woman, and although she is really upset by this, she ends up getting the royal treatment at another store where she buys basically a whole new wardrobe. The best part though, is that she goes back to the original store dressed very classy, and when they immediately ask her if they can help her, she asks the saleswoman suprised, "Don't you remember me?" and the saleswoman realizes who she is, and Julia ends by saying "BIG mistake!" and really rubs it in her face. Although it is unconventional, and not your average prince/princess story, you can still see similarities to what is known to be the "average romantic plotline," I guess you could say it is like the R-rated version of Cinderella.