How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Contrary to the popular opinion in this class I LOVED this movie. However after discussion amongst us I notice obvious flaws in the representation of women. This movie was great in showing that women can play both sides, the pretty, vulnerable needy female -OR- the self-sufficient, educated, interested in sports female. While I do think these two sides are both exaggerated, I don think they can be one in the same. However there is this representation that women who fall into the first category will scare a man away, when in actuality it seems to be the opposite. A female who is strong, and asserts her intelligence will often scare men away. Where most women play the vulnerable card in order to lure her man, and once successfully snagged, only then does she assert her intelligence. Where in this movie, Andy does the opposite. I do however have an issue with a writer writing anything they don't want to. That a female has to take the job at a beauty mag, in order to move up in her career is ridiculous. Almost as absurd as The Devil Wears Prada, which is a similar story. The beauty of being a writer is that your pen (or keyboard) can take you anywhere and a true writer would never continue to put their name on something they did not believe in. Unless, they did actually find some satisfaction in that position. t