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+title = 'Movie review: Scent of a Woman'
+date = 2025-10-13T08:52:10Z
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+description = "My reaction to the movie as a not so pro movie watcher"
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+I'm not a big movie watcher. 
+In fact, I don't remember the last time I watched a whole movie in a single day. 
+It's not that I don't enjoy it, it's that I want to do this with at least another person. 
+It feels much better to not be alone when watching a movie for me for some reason. Buuuut, I watched [Scent of a Woman](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105323) on Sunday, and after my therapist encouraged me to do so. 
+
+Few points before I begin. 
+- This was aside from the therapy session. 
+- My therapist does not tell me what to do, or if I'm wrong or right or anything like that. 
+- I watched this movie in about two parts in a single day!
+- I knew Al Pacino's face from Godfather series, but didn't know his name. 
+- I'm not a big movie person, so whatever I say should be taken with a grain of salt. Just don't be offended, take it face up and as is. 
+
+The movie is about a good young student named Chris O'Donnell, played by Charlie Simms ,who is dependent on a scholarship to continue his studies after school, worthy of going to Harvard. 
+
+The second main character of the movie is a blind man called Lt. Col. Frank Slade, played by Al Pacino, who is an arrogant, rude, assertive, proud, self-centered person that gives bad vibes throughout the movie. 
+
+Chris needs to work over the thanksgiving weekend, just to be able to make it home during Christmas. 
+He lives with his mother, and a not so nice step-father who isn't really there for him. 
+
+When taking the job to watch over Frank, he quickly realizes what a hard task this will be, but the lady who hires him (Karen Rossie) being his niece assures him that he is a pile of suger under these bad vibes, and that she needs him to do this for her for these fea days. 
+At last Chris agrees. 
+
+Upon Karen's leaving, Frank gets ready for a trip to New York. 
+To do his last vows before taking his own life without Chris knowing this. 
+
+He plans staying at a nice hotel, having an awesome Meal at a gorgeous restaurant, seeing a woman, his brother, and then taking his own life. 
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+Frank is in love with Jack Daniel's and cannot get enough of it. 
+Throughout the movie this drunk, addiction-like behaviour is portrayed. 
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+Frank also learns about a problem Chris is facing. 
+Chris is being forced to snitch on a group of the people he knows, or he will be expelled and loses his chance to got o Harvard with another scholarship. 
+He doesn't want to snitch, but frank learns about this, he encourages him to take the deal. 
+
+Frank then tries to teach Chris how to flirt, how to get woman, and how to be a gentleman. 
+There is an amazing scene in the movie where Frank tries to setup Chris with a girl who is waiting for her boyfriend! 
+He dances Tango with her and this scene is probably the most majestic scene in any movie I have ever seen. 
+The feelings I got were so strong and positive that I just cannot express! 
+
+In the end, when Frank wants to take his own life, Chris stops him and talks him out of it. 
+He helps him to ride a Ferrari, the second thing he liked in his life (the first thing was woman lmao!). 
+A police officer stopped them because they were going too fast, and Frank spoke his way out of the ticket! 
+The officer didn't even recognize Frank was blind!!!! 
+
+After these emotional roller coaster, Chris became ever-so attached to Frank, and so did Frank become attached to Chris, showing up to an open student hearing in place of Chris's parent. 
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+Chris ended up not snitching, and Frank spoke up for him, saying how big of a man is he! 
+How valuable he is, and how disgusting the acts of the other kid who also could snitch but hid behind his father's back was. 
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+In essense, the movie was amazing, with great acting all over it. 
+The characters portreayed their roles as amazingly as possible. 
+I loved the movie and how we got to know the characters more and more as the movie went on, and how the story progressed.
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+The story was also amazing. 
+Characters really added life to the scenes by their amazing play. 
+Donna did the tango dance professionaly. 
+Al Pacino played to role of a blind man very well, you would easily be fooled by his amazing acting. 
+
+
+That leaves me thinking about why did my therapist suggested me to watch this movie and asked me to tell him how I felt and how I thought about the movie? 
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+Was it about Frank? 
+That I was trying to be Chris, protecting and caring for Frank, although his behaviour is horrible? 
+But Frank gave so much back to Chris. 
+I guess it is the same for me too, I'm also getting a lot back while making some sacrifices. 
+
+Or maybe was it about that amazing Tango dancing scene? 
+The sensations that Frank describes about relationships, and how he interacts with woman? 
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+I honestly do not know. 
+I just know that watching the movie gave me good feelings. 
+That I'm a happier Iman than the Iman I was before watching it. 
+That my feelings and experiences are not abnormal, they are valid. 
+That I'm on the right track, but still need time to figure out the way. 
+That I shouldn't worry too much. 
+That I should look at everything as a way to have "fun". 
+That I shouldn't overthink things. 
+That if I mess up, oh well, I should take the responsibility and move on. 
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+I don't know what the intention of my therapist was, but I'm so curious! 
+I want to figure it out. :) 
+Fell free to cross your fingers for me!
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+{{< sigdl >}}