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Monday, April 28, 2008

Top 10 most misunderstood film and tv personalities

Film:

The theme here is love. They all just need some of it, and they'll be better.

The Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera: Dreamy. Mysterious. Romantic. Emotional. Singer. Artist. Composer. Whoever said the Phantom was a creepy psychopath was severely mistaken. He isn't crazy; he's a genius. I mean, who else could make an entire home complete with artwork and music in the bottom of an opera house? Frankly, Christine is ungrateful. Afterall, he is her mucial tutor. So what, he's a little needy. All he wants is a little love and compassion. That can easily be fixed. And no one would ever love you more.

The Disney Villains: Ursula, Cruella, The Wicked Queen, The Evil Stepmother, Maleficent, Scar, Gaston, and so many more. So, they're all just a little messed up in the head, but jealousy and greed could do that to a person, or an octopus if the tentacle fits. But, all they really need is a little understanding and some kindness. A heart-to-heart conversation with any one of these guys could have solved a lot of problems. And maybe the little princesses should have thought about committing these villains before following their advice or trusting them. Plus, we all know they have the best songs. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" has been on my playlist since I was like three--and I had every line memorized, thank you.

The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas: He's just sad and lonely up on Mt. Crumpet. If only he had someone to take care of him. Yeah, he eventually figures it out, but deep down we always knew he was a softy. The most angry, distant ones always need/want the most attention. In the words of The Beatles: "All you need is love."

Rizzo from Grease: She is overcompensating for most likely a distant father figure, which is why she feels the need to fill the void with men and trash all the "happy" girls, says the psychiatrist in me. But we love her anyway because she's funny and smart. Yeah, she's a little bitchy at first, but you learn to love her and she's also got some of the best songs. Look a little deeper and you'll find the loveable kid in her.
Sweeney Todd (spoiler. read at own risk.):
All right, all right, I'm sure you've had enough with these musicals, but it just sort of happened this way. Last one, I promise. Sweeney Todd is not your average killer. He was provoked by a lot of things. Namely Miss Lovette. Now, I don't think she planned things but she definitely took advantage of situations. Afterall, it was her idea to cut people up and make them into meat pies. And she failed to tell Sweeney that his wife was still alive. If she had, he never would have killed anybody, so I say it's the evil woman's fault. Yes, women are evil and men are dumb, so there you have it. Sweeney is really just a disturbed, sweet guy who got the raw end of the deal. And a little revenge never hurt anybody.


TV:

Cole from Charmed: Ok sure, he's a demon, but he's a good demon. He really wanted to be good but Phoebe wouldn't allow it. All of a sudden she was afraid of him after he saved her life. Riiiiiiight. The whole situation is stupid. Bottom line, he was willing to change and her actions made him crrrraaaaaaaazy!

Piers Morgan from Celebrity Apprentice: People looked at him as the bad guy this past season, but uh, let's look at the stats; he raised more money and did the best job of anyone on any season of the Apprentice...EVER! He had a great cause to raise money for (The Fallen Heros Fund for American Soldiers), and did it with great enthusiasm and also looked like he was about to cry in the season finale. People say he played the game unfairly but he played it just like everyone else. He was just more outspoken and honest and oh yeah, really funny. I think he's one of the good "bad guys." And personally, he has a lot more tact than the Donald.
Simon Cowell from American Idol: Is it any wonder that this Brit and Piers Morgan are friends? They seem to be cut from the same mold. Again, the flack this guy gets for being honest astounds me. He is so right pretty much all of the time. Granted his fashion is lacking, but at least he can put a coherent sentence together, ahem, Paula.

The Munsters: Ok, so this whole family gets a mention. They are the sweetest most generous people on 1313 Mockingbird Lane. So, they look a little different, but if you had to choose between them or the Adams Family, who would you pick?

Grumpy Bear from The Care Bears: He may seem on edge but he's always there to help out a friend in need. When the stuff hits the fan, he'll save anyone and he usually gets the dirty job.



2 comments:

Claire Miller said...

This was a great entry! I loved that you lumped the Disney villains together -- they just needed a little TLC. But what would "The Little Mermaid" or "The Lion King" be without the misunderstood villain to spice things up?

Emily Yocco said...

Love this - especially your shout out to the Care Bears. Although I think reality TV needs a separate category like the "Disney villains" have. A bunch of those America's Next Top Model chicks, Richard Hatch (The original Survivor), someone from MTV's The Real World ... there's too many to even count!