Intro
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When someone says, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” it means that people don’t change, especially as they get older. But that isn’t true in the movies.
In the new movie Crazy Stupid Love, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell play a couple of guys who both have to change if they want to win their dream girls’ hearts. Gosling plays Jacob, a playboy whose wild ways impress everyone but the girl he wants. And Carell is Cal, a 40-year-old man who needs to find his inner stud in order to win back his wife.
But will either Jacob or Cal be able to learn any new tricks? Find out from Mason and Amy.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Mason: So, I’m man enough to admit that I like a good chick flick every now and again.
Amy: I love a man who loves a good chick flick.
Mason: Right? So, in that spirit, I went and saw Crazy Stupid Love the other night.
Amy: Right, it looks really fun.
Mason: Well, it was a little more serious than I was led to believe. But, you know, it’s definitely got some fun moments. Steve Carell certainly is a funny guy. But you know, it’s kind of about a guy who’s going through a tough time in his middle age, figuring out, you know, how can I win back my love or try to move on.
Amy: Because his wife cheats on him, right? And then he…
Mason: Yeah, I mean, the movie opens up with his wife asking for a divorce. So that’s the situation you’re dropped into.
Amy: Yeah, that’s a bummer, that’s not too funny.
Mason: Right!
Amy: But you have to hope that it would…as horrible as it would be, maybe it would be an opportunity to grow. Maybe you would take a leap and become a better person in the end, somehow. Even if you didn’t win back your wife.
Mason: I thought that was nice, that it was a movie that didn’t play the blame game. Like it’s a bad situation, but it ends up being like, he does kind of say, “OK, well, that wasn’t a great thing that you did, but I had some stuff to work on.” And they try and work towards working it out. But I won’t tell you if it happens or not!
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Discussion
Mason saw the new romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love. He was surprised by how serious the movie was. It begins with the main character’s wife asking him for a divorce. Hopefully it gets funnier from there!
After his wife asks for a divorce, Cal, the main character, has to find a way to win her back or move on. He gets some help from a young playboy played by Ryan Gosling.
Mason liked how the married couple in the movie don’t just blame each other for the problems in their relationship. Both the husband and the wife are able to admit that they aren’t perfect. In the end, they both want to try to make their marriage work, despite the mistakes they’ve made in the past.
Have you ever tried to win somebody back after they broke up with you? Do you think you could ever forgive someone for cheating on you?
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