Monday, March 27, 2006
There was this old movie about 2 women. They are called Romy and Marie(i tink,i forgot).
Romy and Marie are best friends in high school. After leaving high school, they still remain the best of friends. They faced all the problems most women would normally face. They worry about being unable to get boyfriends, their weight and not able to find a job. 10 years down the road, there's a high school renunion.
They got even more worried and anxious. Because first of all, they still don't have boyfriends, and Marie is just fired, they have great hour-glass figures though. But in the days leading up to the high school renuion, they got even more anxious. Partly, because they felt they were losers in high school and there's this clique of 3 girls who always taunt and make fun of them. Finally during lunch in a dinghy old cafe, they thought of a brilliant idea. Well, or so they thought. They will pose as successful businesswomen and their business would be that they invented advertisements. Yes, advertisements.
So they borrowed a car and got those dark, stiff business suits and feeling very confident, they drove to the renuion party. Halfway on the road, they suddenly started arguing about who should be the inventor of advertisements. Each wanted the credit of being the inventor. It got very bad, and they started to criticise each other, of failures and mistakes committed in the past, and who's cuter. Both were hurt.
They decided to go on seperate ways at the party.
At the party, everyone is merry and high. Marie fell asleep in the car and Romy didn't wake her up, leaving for the party on her own. Marie had a very strange dream while sleeping. She dreamt that each of them had a fabulous time at the party. They were the centre of attention and they managed to suan the clique that used to terrorise their lives. Both also got hitched to their high school crush. But they never resolve their conflict and severed all ties with each other. Fast forward to 60 years later. Marie is a wizened old woman now, with straggly strands of hair tied behind into a bun and hobbled with the aid of a walking stick. Suddenly, she misses Romy a lot. Throughout all the years, she had never forgotten about Romy and regretted leaving that night. At the insistence of her husband, she called Romy via a video phone. Romy was on her deathbed. The conversation started well, but then they started to argue over who's cuter again. Romy got so angry that she got a heart-attack and died.
But it was a dream.
Back to reality, Romy left for the party first and she saw that clique. She walked over and proclaimed that she invented advertisements. Everyone was shocked, then they started sniggering and sneering at her. Because it was taught in high school econs that advertisements were invented by some guy in the 16th century. Romy was so upset and embarrassed that she wanted to burst into tears and find a hole to hide.
Then, Marie appeared and stood up for her. She apologised and comforted her. But Romy was still very upset at being humilliated by the clique which she disliked a lot. She was upset that despite so many years later, she was still tortured by them. Worse, one of them was married to her crush. She felt an utter failure. However, Marie confessed " You know, i've always enjoyed high school and i think you're the funnest person i've ever known. I had a ball of time in high school because i'm always with you. I was never upset by them and i think you're the bestest friend any girl could ever ask for." Romy sobbed and stared at her. Then wordlessly, they hugged each other.
They left the party and changed out of those sombre business suits into their usual glitzy, flashy and short dresses with big, out-of-the-world and totally cool sunglasses. Then with disco music booming in the background, they strode back into the party on their 6-inch glittering heels. They danced all dances and had a ball of time, just like they used to have in high school.
I'm too tired to continue, but the end is that the clique broke up, because they don't stand up for each other when they are being suanned in return. Then Marie's crush had became a billionaire and loved her. He wanted to fetch her away in a helicopter. Romy felt a little dissapointed what with her married crush and left out. Then in the helicopter, Marie stretched out her hand with a tender, understanding gaze, helped Romy into the helicopter. Everyone watched with their mouths agape. Well, in the end, both of them did run a successful business selling glitzy bimbotic outfits.
Touching, isn't it?
Think about it.