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Hollywood pairs hot women with plain guys again and again

posted 14 years ago by allisonarf
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Let's see, thin and dorky Jay Baruchel this year has gotten hooked up with hot, thin blonde women in She's Out of My League and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

John C. Reilly got paired with Marissa Tomei in Cyrus.

Jesse Eisenberg hooked up with Emma Stone in Zombieland.

Seth Rogen got Katherine Heigel in Knocked Up.

Jack Black romanced Kate Winslet in The Holiday.

Would any of these couples exist in real life? Probably not.

Do you ever see a plain or overweight woman end up with a stud? Nope.

Is this because most of the producers/writers/directors are men and these men might be overweight or nerdy and have fantasies about hooking up with thin and beautiful women? I'm guessing yes!

[–] astindextor 14 years ago

Close, but not quite right about the motive. The motive is to appeal to that part of a young man's mind that is afraid that he is not good enough, which all young men (and most adult men have). It's been a successful formula and pulls in viewers.

Not saying it's a good thing, but the real reasons is, as usual, money.

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[–] bacci40 14 years ago

if he wasnt a movie star...just some shmo off the street...would they still date him?

[–] Ohgress 14 years ago

"Is this because most of the producers/writers/directors are men and these men might be overweight or nerdy and have fantasies about hooking up with thin and beautiful women?"

Yep, more or less...

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[–] suzy8track 14 years ago

Women only find him attractive because he is on the big screen. Trust me, if he approached them on the street as someone unknown he would be ignored by most women.

[–] Abby850 14 years ago

Not quiet true. He seems* my type.

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[–] underwearbandit 14 years ago

I think he means attractive women not ugly/fat chicks that have to settle for guys like that, move along tubby.

[–] Abby850 14 years ago

xD believe that ain't true... UNDERWEARbandit. *beep*

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[–] ValkyrieOakenshield74 14 years ago

I know what you mean: Ugly guys can pair with hot women. I am very very sick of the beauty and the beast thing

But unfortunately thats becoz women can love ugly men.
Ugly and old men:: have hot women XD

But that will never happens with ugly women..
Natural fact unfortunately thats why movies NEVER portray love stories with ugly women pairing with hot men...

If they do, it will not be successful at least in male audience..

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[–] thess-fan-of-hellsing 14 years ago

Actually this is true, but I can think of a few cases. I *loved* the ending of Hellsing manga because it pretty much concludes with Alucard/Integra in an unusual way. He's is a hot, super attractive vampire stud and the other has become a 52-years old woman who lost an eye in war and wears a patch. Integra's beautiful for her age, but it's obviously bothering her that she has aged from her hot, early twenties self he's used to, during the period she waited for him during 30 years.

"I've become an old woman."
"That's fine with me."

Those lines made me tear up a little.

I wish there were movies with this inversion too. :/

[–] Cinnamon_83 14 years ago

My friends and I were discussing the same thing, but with a different point of view. We were saying that the "clumpsy and dorky" guy who conquers the world at the end (and the girl) is the in topic. This guy is not necessarily ugly.

Spiderman (classic)
Kick-Ass
How to Train your Dragon (Jay Baruchel again)
Transformers
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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[–] ryansassy1 14 years ago

I'm guessing you're correct.

[–] randyra88 14 years ago

J. Baruchel with Teresa Palmer in Sorcerer Apprentice: dude, the boy is a friggin sorcerer that has a steel eagle as a ride. tell me what hot babe aint gonna be attracted

John C. Reilly got paired with Marissa Tomei in Cyrus: dunno,havent watched that movie

Jesse Eisenberg hooked up with Emma Stone in Zombieland: Emma stone is pretty much freshed out of option with human race extinct

Seth Rogen got Katherine Heigel in Knocked Up: the girl was drunk and got pregnant

Jack Black romanced Kate Winslet in The Holiday: he is a music producer, and we all know that's what turn on ladies.

see? logical explanation for every one. on the serious side, one can look from a good perspective and say that what hollywood is actually doing is delivering the message that even the dorkiest dork can get babe if he work hard on something. which naturally happens because in every movie the lead role achieve something, which if otherwise would be unacceptable as a movie