I saw it that her life didn't turn out like planned, and not just because of her mistakes. Her husband turns out to be a complete loser, and she's stuck in a dead-end, thankless job.
Kind of hard to be upbeat and chipper in those situations.
Larry went through some similar things, but not the exact thing. Marriage ended, but it ended a while a go for him. He's had time to get over it. And, while his job turned out to be dead-end, he didn't know that at the time. PLUS, he enjoyed his job.
IMO, how she changes his life is that she gets him to open up emotionally. He has to start thinking in other ways. And, it gets him to take risks.
Also, "changes his life" doesn't have to equal "used to be homeless and now I'm a millionaire!". It can be a change in attitude or tolerance.
Think back of when you were in high school. Which teachers did you like the most? For me, it was the ones who treated us with respect (when we deserved it) instead of constantly talking down to us. I had teachers like that who "changed my life" just because I learned how to talk on a more mature level with adults and people in positions of authority.
In turn, Larry showed her that SHE could (and should) change as well. She was able to feed off of his energy, cut her husband loose, and grow as a person as well.
Just my $.02 worth.
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nutsberryfarm
9 years ago
good points. larry was key.
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fairy_depp
9 years ago
I agree with the original poster - I know we don't see the whole story but I didn't see her teaching them anything, just thinking of deliberately difficult things to get them to talk about and trying to worm her way out of actually taking the class. Her husband may not have been the best but I couldn't find myself hating him either, I can't blame him for looking at pictures of other women when his wife is so miserable and cold towards him and whilst he was looking at these sites at the time, we don't know the details of his job and what he earns. I find it hard to see how she could have inspired him to be a happier person, perhaps Talia did but Julia Roberts' character is pretty much miserable the whole way through, I can see how the college experience would do that, but I would have found George Takeis character far more inspiring. If Julia Roberts was upset about her husbands lack of ambition and a career I do wonder how she would cope with Larrys career prospects down the line - perhaps the fact that he's trying to learn and move forwards would be enough but I don't think he's going to be a high flyer financially (and I know there's more to life but does she?)
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justanicknamed
9 years ago
I can't blame him for looking at pictures of other women when his wife is so miserable and cold towards him
But do you know if he is like that because she's cold, or if she's cold because of him being like he is?
we don't know the details of his job and what he earns.
He was a writer and pretty much that was it. I think he listed his accomplishments for the day as haven chatted with a couple of people about his book.
I find it hard to see how she could have inspired him to be a happier person,
It wasn't totally her; it was the entire experience INCLUDING her. He met someone his own age who was interesting to him. She met someone her own age who was interesting to her.
If Julia Roberts was upset about her husbands lack of ambition and a career I do wonder how she would cope with Larrys career prospects down the line - perhaps the fact that he's trying to learn and move forwards would be enough but I don't think he's going to be a high flyer financially (and I know there's more to life but does she?)
Actually making an effort is a HUGE deal. Trying and failing is a whole lot better than failing to try.
Also, it didn't look like Julia's character was all that great off financially either. I don't believe her home was a single family dwelling.
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fred1239
8 years ago
About Larrys career prospects, I don't see how that would be bad considering Larry went to college to better himself. Would have been nice if the movie at least showed what career larry ended up going into but the movie seemed more interested in him hooking up with the teacher unless I missed that part where it was mentioned (correct me if I'm wrong).
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justanicknamed
8 years ago
He wasn't "hooking up with the teacher" in the sense that they were just looking for sex.
He was broadening his horizons and experiencing new things and she was learning to live again. I don't know that they ever alluded to the two of them having sex in the movie.
Would have been nice if the movie at least showed what career larry ended up going into
And, the destination wasn't nearly as important as the journey. Would it make a difference if he ended up getting a degree and getting a new, exciting job, or if he got his degree and then was made manager of some big-box store?
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fred1239
8 years ago
Lol no way pal. Larry and that teacher were a legit item at the end of the movie. Anyway it makes all the difference to me but it is what it is. I still enjoyed the movie.
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justanicknamed
8 years ago
Larry and that teacher were a legit item at the end of the movie.
Right. Which is why I said, "I don't know that they ever alluded to the two of them having sex
in the movie. "
That means that it wasn't until the end of the story, when everything was in place, that they might have been having sex. The last, full scene we saw was her showing up at his new place.
We didn't see that they hopped into bed. We didn't see them stripping. So, maybe they had sex right after that, but maybe not.
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fred1239
8 years ago
Ohh ok Well Larry strikes me as the type that would want to wait til marriage and have that first sexual experience with his partner during the honeymoon. and I'd think that Marcie would be ok with that considering their connection and that they probably didn't date that long before tying the knot anyway ha.
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The_Boxing_Cat
9 years ago
Fairy_Depp, I agree with your interpretation. She had NO redeeming qualities, NONE!
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nutsberryfarm
8 years ago
think all those questions will be answered in 'larry crowne 2'.
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