It's the same phenomenon that drove teenage girls to watch Titanic again and again back in the late 90s. Spielberg and his casting director recognized Ansel Elgort had the same matinee idol charm and androgynous good looks of Titanic-era Leonardo di Caprio. All the girls have fallen in love with Ansel!
shareIt's free on Disney plus, that's why!
Plus it's a darn good movie, and the kind of drippy romance that's rarely made these days. Why the hell not, if you like that sort of thing.
Free on HBO Max too.
shareOne can even rent it through amazon.com, for a mere six dollars to play on his/her computer, as well.
shareYes
shareNot. Even. Close to Titanic-level of hysteria.
shareThat will never happen again. Going to the movies Is no longer a communal thing. There are so many different ways to watch also. With all the original material produced in streaming platforms etc. So people are no longer watching the same thing at the same time...
shareIt's no "Frozen". Girls, older and younger, have had that annoying cartoon on replay for years.
shareReally?!? Ansel Elgort has a history of grooming and sexually assaulting underaged girls. Why anybody would be a fan of this guy practically defies belief!
shareI'm not going through with you again on this. He was accused by ONE unstable girl who was looking for dollars but ended up retracting her accusation. Put a cork in it, woman. I am tired of hearing for MONTHS your unwholesome obsession with Ansel Elgort.
shareWell, I've got news for YOU, Metatron1970: I'm sick and tired of hearing and dealing with your nastiness on here. It's disgusting.
shareThere is nothing "nasty" with Metatron 1970's comment unless you feel "put a cork in it" is nasty. There are a few people on this forum who actually use profane language. Now THAT is nastiness that is not acceptable to me. "Put a cork in it" is quite benign, if you ask me.
shareMany girls and women who've been victims of sexual assault do what Gabby did, and not only rescind their accusations, but are reluctant to go to the police, or to prosecute their rapist, and even to report it, due to the insensitive, unsympathetic, and nasty treatment that victims of sexual assault all too often receive at the hands of friends and family, the courts, the cops, and other law enforcement people.
shareBoring
shareInnocent until.proven guilty.
shareI'm inclined to believe Gabby's version of this whole thing. Sorry.
sharePlease stop with that sex accusation you have been obsessing about for months. You want to believe it's legitimate because it gives you ammunition in your battle against Spielberg's version of West Side Story that you have written on daily for several months. Let's move on...
shareNope. As much as I may dislike Steven Spielberg's film version of West Side Story, my belief that Ansel Elgort has gotten away with too much, regarding his attitudes and behavior towards underaged girls has absolutely nothing to do with it. With or without my beliefs regarding Ansel Elgort, my dislike for Spielberg's film version of West Side Story still stands.
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