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the age-gap "controversy"

posted 6 years ago by Wuchak (8836)
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Concerning the mild controversy over the dubious attraction of Mac (Connery) and Gin (Zeta-Jones), Connery was 68 when "Entrapment" was shot, but Mac is 60 in the story. Catherine was almost 30 during shooting, but looks & acts 35. So their age-difference is roughly 25 years, which isn’t anything unheard of.

Moreover, men are naturally attracted to younger women and Gin is a full-fledged whoa-man, not a teenager or even 20-something. Mac may have been 60, but he was charismatic, intelligent, virile and very much young at heart; so it’s no wonder Gin was attracted to him.

Lastly, being attracted to someone isn't the same as wanting to marry the person or even have sex. You can be naturally attracted to someone, but dismiss any further entanglement for numerous reasons, such as you're married, s/he is married, s/he is too young, s/he is too old, you prefer being single, etc.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

didnt i read this yesterday? but it was only posted 28 minutes ago.

[–] Wuchak (8836) 6 years ago

Yeah, I posted something similar on another thread yesterday, but I refined it and felt it deserved its own thread in light of people still mumbling about the age gap of the two protagonists. (I didn't think anyone would notice, lol).

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Whats the age difference between Connery and real beau Mikey Douglas?

[–] Wuchak (8836) 6 years ago

There's a 14-year difference between the Sean and Michael in age. Michael is 24 years older than wife Catherine, which would be roughly comparable to the age difference of Mac and Gin in the movie.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Michael must be a hell of a pipe layer.

Respect.

[–] PaladinNJ (21604) 6 years ago

Michael is also two years older than Catherine's father.