Am I the only one whose reaction to that movie was a desire to strangle Ferris with piano wire? Irritating, self-satisfied little shit.

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Ferris's "first girl he sleeps with" speech infuriates me to this day, probably because in that regard I was in a situation similar to Cameron's at the time. It has a kernel of truth mixed inextricably with a lot of dangerous wrongness (yes, inflated sexual expectations born of inexperience can cause problems for shy young men; no, the solution is not that you have to get a girlfriend before some deadline in your teens--that attitude just makes it all worse; worst of all, Ferris makes it all about a sort of misogynistic concern for who wears the pants in the relationship, as if women are all just aching to exploit guys who are after their magic sex treasure). I suspect it caused unneeded anxiety and contributed to creepy, entitled "I'm a nice guy; why won't girls put out for me?" whining in a whole generation of shy male virgins.

I liked the realism of that 20-years-later piece; I didn't even find it all that depressing, as Cameron actually has some sort of adult life, albeit a stunted one going through a bad patch. And he's not a quadruplegic after his dad broke his neck.

Saw too much of myself in the adult Ferris.

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Hey, well-put.

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Wow, that was amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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Yeah, I was gonna link this too. It's... good.

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