The Kilted Writer

In case you haven't picked up on it, I like romantic comedies with Drew Barrymore ( Music & Lyrics , 50 First Dates , The Wedding Singer , Fever Pitch , etc.). For this post, though, I will not be focusing on her character. Instead, I will be focused on the male lead, Ben, played by Jimmy Fallon. Usually, I look at all three character types, but Ben is such a strong spirit character, I thought I would devote the entire post to him. Drew Barrymore plays Lindsey, a mind character with three friends. Two of her friends are spirit characters and one is a body character, creating the 'Lindsey' set of mind, body, and spirit. Ben is a spirit character with three friends. One of his friends does not interact enough to really nail down his character type, another is a mind character, and the third is a body character, making up the 'Ben' set of mind, body, and spirit. If you haven't seen the movie, beware of spoilers. As is my usual advice, see the mov...

50 First Dates is a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. In a previous post , I talked about two types of mind, body, and spirit use when it comes to romantic comedies. This one is the type with two sets of mind, body, and spirit characters - one on the side of the male lead and the other on the side of the female lead characters. For this portion of the analysis, I will focus on the female lead's side of the mirror. The Spirit Character: Lucy (Drew Barrymore) Lucy is an artist, a fact that should already have you thinking 'spirit character.' She comes into the same cafe every day and has waffles for breakfast. Instead of eating the waffles right away, though, she makes little cabins or tepees with them. When she meets Henry (Adam Sandler), who is a veterinarian at a local aquarium, one of the first things she notices is that is hands smell like fish. Normally this would be off-putting (Henry even says, 'Fish don't even like...

I read fantasy, SF, thriller, mystery, and a bit of non-fiction. I don't typically read romance, but from what I have read, the concepts of mind, body, and spirit still apply. This holds true in romantic movies, especially the romantic comedy. There are two ways mind, body, and spirit show up in these stories. First, you will see mind, body, and spirit characters on the male side of the equation with mirror characters on the female side. 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'Failure to Launch' are two romantic comedies that fall into this category, which is the most common. The other way mind, body, and spirit characters appear in romantic comedies is this: The male lead is one of the three types, the female lead is another type, and the third type shows up as a catalyst bringing the male and female leads together. Such is the case for the movie 'Music & Lyrics,' starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. The Mind Character: Alex Fletcher (Hugh Gr...