Friday, December 25, 2009

movies vs. real life part 2

previously on movies vs. real life i talked about the intro and today is: ------ Going to work---------- In the romantic comedy the scene starts by her waking up , with a smile on her face, like she just had the most wonderful dream, then looks at the alarm clock and starts cursing and swearing that she woke up late for the millionth time. In a flash we see her all dressed , and ready to walk out the door. She walks to the tube station(call it subway, metro, underground ... whatever) where she meets one of her quirky friends and they take the tube . They talk while riding together till each of them reaches her stop. Leading girl then takes the bus for a couple of stops before reaching her office; it's the same bus everyday As soon as she steps out, she lights her cigarette and the driver (who happens to be the same everyday by pure coincidence) , always waves bye to her saying that she ought to quit smoking. She buys herself a cup of coffee from the cafe across the street from her office everyday, where the waitress knows her "regular" by heart.She crosses the street and greets the security guard while stepping in the building while she keeps staring at leading man cross the street. She slows her steps and walks towards the elevator while hoping leading man is fast enough to go up in the same elevator. Next scene, she's on her desk, looking at the clock. Soundtrack: 9 to 5 Dolly Patron In the drama movie, it's 6:00 a.m.; she wakes up right before her alarm clock rings, turns it off and gets out of bed. She goes to the kitchen and makes herself a cup of coffee while staring at the skyline from her high rise apartment. The sun is reflecting on the water of the river the runs outside and it looks like a good day. She takes her shower in a relaxed mood, dresses up and checks herself a million times in the mirror to make sure she looks right for the board meeting. She goes down the elevator and reaches her car in the underground parking only to realize she forgot her car key. She goes up again and while taking the elevator down again, leading man is in the elevator, her heart sinks. She tries to gather the courage to talk to him but all she could say is 'Indeed' when he comments that it seems to be a lovely morning. She drives to work thinking of all the things she could have said to leading man and wonders all the what ifs possible. She reaches her office, parks and goes up, greeted with a smile from everyone she sees. The scene ends with her in her office about to start the long work day. Soundtrack: Everything by Jehro In real life, she has no pattern as to waking up early or late, however she always takes an hour from the moment she wakes up to the moment she leaves the house. She almost always goes down the stairs to find that the porter is just about to start cleaning her car and blames her from coming down early today. She is almost certain he does that on purpose but isn't bothered to do anything about it. She gets in the car and starts the daily dilemma of "bridge or tunnel" and later in the drive, she regrets whichever decision she took. Driving to work is the time for thinking, contemplating , planning and coming up with revelations. Occasionally, her car time is interrupted by a phone call or two from her friends which she happily welcomes. Reaching work , comes the second major issue ; finding parking. But once that is sorted out by the kind 3am Sayed, she goes up to her office and starts her day. The next scene is her making her coffee in the kitchen , then sitting on her desk and starting her laptop Soundtrack: World spins madly on by The Weepies

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