Something about Miley Cyrus irks me.
An intensive psychological analysis would probably reveal my resentment for this teen star stems from the fact that she achieved more by age 14 than I ever will: she dated a Jonas Brother, had her own show on the Disney Channel, and, oh yeah, even managed to make herself into a household name. However, every time she incites new controversy - by dancing on a stripper pole at some awards ceremony, wearing a push-up bra at age 15, or even dating that older guy from the Taylor Swift Love Story video - I secretly hope for her downfall. I don't mean downfall in a-fatal-car-accident kind of way. Just that she'll go the Jamie Lynn Spears route and receive the full force of Perez Hilton's mockery for 9 months ("Yeah, nice "promise ring" Miles").
I also have an issue with Nicholas Sparks. I enjoyed the movies A Walk to Remember and The Notebook (but I'm only admitting that on the web because I've already implied on here that romance novels are one of my top vices). And even though I really liked the movies, even I couldn't handle the saccharine cliches of the books. I did not bother to see Nights in Rodanthe, and I missed Dear John as well (too many complaints about an unsatisfying twist at the movie's end). I had thought I was well on my way to ending my streak as a Nicholas Sparks movie fan: that it would be a lapse in judgment that would soon lie far in the past. Unfortunately, however, I stumbled upon The Last Song. In spite of the problems I have with both Miley Cyrus and Nicholas Sparks, I really want to see The Last Song. I can't explain it. I dislike both the author of the book and the starring actress, yet I've been internally counting down the days until its April 1st release date for at least three weeks.
My desire to see this movie might rise from the fact that I somehow got hooked to the movie's theme song, When I Look at You. I played it on repeat 25+ times while I wrote a paper one night, and in between researching facts on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, I caved and looked up the trailer. Now I'm hooked. Just what did Greg Kinnear do to make Miley resent spending the summer with him? Why do Liam and Miley have a climactic fight 2/3 of the way through the movie (is someone from the wrong side of the tracks? Suspected of cheating? Dying?) And most importantly, all those close-ups made me wonder: for a kid that had a whole lot of $$, why didn't Miley throw a couple of bucks towards orthodontics?
If you beat me to the theaters, let me know what you think of The Last Song. I'd rather not waste $10 to stare at Miley's crooked teeth if she doesn't pull out a predictably satisfying love story. However, if she does live up to her predecessors (namely, Mandy Moore and Rachel McAdams), expect me in the audience sooner than later.
An intensive psychological analysis would probably reveal my resentment for this teen star stems from the fact that she achieved more by age 14 than I ever will: she dated a Jonas Brother, had her own show on the Disney Channel, and, oh yeah, even managed to make herself into a household name. However, every time she incites new controversy - by dancing on a stripper pole at some awards ceremony, wearing a push-up bra at age 15, or even dating that older guy from the Taylor Swift Love Story video - I secretly hope for her downfall. I don't mean downfall in a-fatal-car-accident kind of way. Just that she'll go the Jamie Lynn Spears route and receive the full force of Perez Hilton's mockery for 9 months ("Yeah, nice "promise ring" Miles").
I also have an issue with Nicholas Sparks. I enjoyed the movies A Walk to Remember and The Notebook (but I'm only admitting that on the web because I've already implied on here that romance novels are one of my top vices). And even though I really liked the movies, even I couldn't handle the saccharine cliches of the books. I did not bother to see Nights in Rodanthe, and I missed Dear John as well (too many complaints about an unsatisfying twist at the movie's end). I had thought I was well on my way to ending my streak as a Nicholas Sparks movie fan: that it would be a lapse in judgment that would soon lie far in the past. Unfortunately, however, I stumbled upon The Last Song. In spite of the problems I have with both Miley Cyrus and Nicholas Sparks, I really want to see The Last Song. I can't explain it. I dislike both the author of the book and the starring actress, yet I've been internally counting down the days until its April 1st release date for at least three weeks.
My desire to see this movie might rise from the fact that I somehow got hooked to the movie's theme song, When I Look at You. I played it on repeat 25+ times while I wrote a paper one night, and in between researching facts on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, I caved and looked up the trailer. Now I'm hooked. Just what did Greg Kinnear do to make Miley resent spending the summer with him? Why do Liam and Miley have a climactic fight 2/3 of the way through the movie (is someone from the wrong side of the tracks? Suspected of cheating? Dying?) And most importantly, all those close-ups made me wonder: for a kid that had a whole lot of $$, why didn't Miley throw a couple of bucks towards orthodontics?
If you beat me to the theaters, let me know what you think of The Last Song. I'd rather not waste $10 to stare at Miley's crooked teeth if she doesn't pull out a predictably satisfying love story. However, if she does live up to her predecessors (namely, Mandy Moore and Rachel McAdams), expect me in the audience sooner than later.
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