Sexual Tension…
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haladin — 19 years ago(October 05, 2006 01:35 AM)
Absolutely! I noticed this when I saw the film in the cinemait's the combination of natural chemistry between the actors (Firth and Bynes) and the unconsciously awkward construction of some of the father/daughter scenes in the film. 'Girl' is in the same mold as a film like "Chasing Liberty" (and countless others I can't think of right now) where a young girl goes abroad and 'gets her first taste of life and love', blah, blah, blah. But in this case its weird because it feels like the boyfriend in the film is secondary and its her father who is responsible for her transformation. Which is pretty innocent. Except for that pesky chemistry, which can and does subtley change the scenes in a way that, were Bob Saget playing the dad, wouldn't be the case.
Example: She goes on the same DATE with her Dad, that she does with her boyfriend. Same motorbike, same market. That's just weird.
Example: The cocoa-puffs scene. MAJOR tension here!
Example: When she's all dressed up for her coming out ball and she descends the stairs, Colin Firth's eyes nearly fall out of his head- he thinks she's beautiful- the camera never lies, look for it!
Finally, when he comes back for the father/daughter dance, this tension reappears and is amplified by the choices of the filmmaker. Firth says "I wouldn't change a hair on your head" and they share a long and romantic (no other word for it) dance on the dancefloor, alone. The boyfriend only emerges as an afterthought, barely featured by the director.
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lalaland81 — 19 years ago(January 18, 2007 08:28 PM)
when she comes down the stairs he's not in the room
when you film a scene you only feature the actor in the shot, time is money and thats just the way it works
it's only when they are both on camera that they are shooting together
he's "acting" when it shows his reaction to her walking down without him in the shot
also you think that was in one take?
he had to react that way prob 20 times.
the camera doesnt lie when its two normal ppl living a life
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sbarr802004 — 18 years ago(August 15, 2007 05:24 PM)
You speak of the dance that they share. It is the same kind of father/daughter dance when the daughter gets married. To suggest that those dances are romantic is simply rediculous. I thought the movie was lovely.
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pliten — 16 years ago(July 20, 2009 12:58 PM)
I think it definitely was there, but both actors were constantly reminded of who they should really act like. Especially Colin Firth. I mean with outing he ha with Amanda Bynes for clothes, he could have been a lot more exhuberant and boyish there and laughed out a lot more, but he stayed more stoic and kept his face to a minimum 1mm muscle twitch. Ian showed a lot more passion and fun character when he was out with Daphne, so I think the directors saw the sexual tension there too (just because Amanda looks quite mature for her ages. Two thumbs up her acting) so they decided to parallel everything between Daphne& father - Daphne& boyfriend, in thier shopping spree, dance, and motorbike rides.
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colinforever — 19 years ago(December 28, 2006 07:33 PM)
Ewww! No not sexual tension, but as you all said definite chemistry. I am sure Amanda had a crush though (based on her cute comments on the commentary). Who could blame her really. It is Colin afterall.
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lalaland81 — 19 years ago(January 14, 2007 09:53 AM)
it wasnt sexual tension..it was a caution type relationship he wasnt sure of how to act, how to be a father etc, she was also very different then what he was trained to act like etc.so he was kind of on edge as she seemed "flighty" like a young teenager isjumpy etc
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ItsAClassic — 19 years ago(March 18, 2007 04:36 PM)
haha this is such a funny thread
I wouldn't call in sexual tension, but there is a lot of chemistry. Then again, colin would have chemistry with a carrot
Colin has this stare that makes you weak at the knees. Colin can't help that he has the most beautiful bedroom eyes. lol
But really, in context, it's just a fatherly stare that is very much in love and proud of his daughter but I see where the OP is coming from -
mathmaniac — 18 years ago(August 15, 2007 09:18 AM)
It did strike me (several times) that scenes between Colin and Amanda would have been romantic if they weren't related. The biggest problem here is that Colin is good looking and that makes it so.
When Amanda is working as a waitperson at the wedding early in the film and the father-daughter dance is announced, you see the bride say, 'Come on, Dad' and a fat, middle-aged guy steps out to dance with her.
If it were Amanda in the wedding dress and she said, 'Come on, Dad', Colin would step out but it would seem romantic because he's just too darn good-looking!
So, to avoid this whole romantic tension thing, what's he supposed to do? Put a sack on his head through the entire movie? LOL! -
Pinker_Girl — 18 years ago(August 26, 2007 01:35 PM)
SEXUAL TENSION??????????? I strongly disagree with the whole "romantic" aspect between Amanda and Colin. First of all, he's God knows how old, and she's in her early 20s! Maybe it's because he's so darn hot, but there's NO sexual tension!
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Pinker_Girl — 18 years ago(August 26, 2007 01:39 PM)
Actually, it just occured to me now that Amanda and Colin could pull a Tom Cruise nd Katie Holmes thing, but I just don't think that it would work out. I mean, try to picture them kissing. EW. Now him and Kelly PrestonTHEY look cute together, and would make a good couple if Kelly wasn't married to John Travolta.
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FlamingParrot — 18 years ago(November 24, 2007 11:53 AM)
Yes. I started watching the movie at the cocoa puffs scene and thought: hmm, how do they know each other, weren't they supposed to be related or something? She's calling him Henry, maybe they're not. Oh, he's her father, what a pity. Well, she was too young for him in this sort of movie anyway.
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geoh777 — 18 years ago(January 27, 2008 08:42 AM)
Colin Firth has a history of attraction to his leading ladies. Jennifer Ehle is just one example (who could blame him?). She starred opposite him in the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice. Only nine years age difference, however. Meg Tilly was same age. Meg is American (or Canadian) woman (and former actress) with child by Colin Firth.
Nowadays, Colin is an "involved father" says Meg, who gave birth to their son, Will, five years ago. Colin is an infrequent visitor to her remote Vancouver home but she allows Will to visit his dad in England.
http://www.xmission.com/~waynew/intrview9.htm
(interview apparently of 1996)
Any ideas of "chemistry" between Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth probably should be taken in the context of those experiences of Mr. Firth's that have happened years before, and would surely be ongoing today (he has a son in Canada (or elsewhere), after all), I would think deriving to some feeling of strangeness on Mr. Firth's part, considering the storyline of this movie. It would seem to me that his recognized professionalism as an actor would lead to his ability to submerge that in that movie, and even lead the impressionable to infer something which isn't there. -
meitai-imdb — 18 years ago(March 21, 2008 09:46 PM)
Yup, I've always seen it. As other posters have said, it's probably due to the way Firth portrayed Lord Dashwood's sense of loss and longing about the 17 years he's missed with his daughter. And the movie is framed in terms of a daddy-meets-girl story. All of that can read like a romance in many ways.
Other commenters have noted scenes with possible subtext- the Coco Puffs scene, with their rapport and Dashwood's discomfort with talking about what a debutante ball signifies
- the daddy-daughter "date" with the clothes-shopping, etc.
I know that the subtext is totally unintentional but it's there, nonetheless.
