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title = 'Movie review: Scent of a Woman'
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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.
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In fact, I don't remember the last time I watched a whole movie in a single day.
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It's not that I don't enjoy it, it's that I want to do this with at least another person.
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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.
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Few points before I begin.
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- This was aside from the therapy session.
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- My therapist does not tell me what to do, or if I'm wrong or right or anything like that.
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- I watched this movie in about two parts in a single day!
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- I knew Al Pacino's face from Godfather series, but didn't know his name.
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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Chris needs to work over the thanksgiving weekend, just to be able to make it home during Christmas.
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He lives with his mother, and a not so nice step-father who isn't really there for him.
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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.
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At last Chris agrees.
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Upon Karen's leaving, Frank gets ready for a trip to New York.
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To do his last vows before taking his own life without Chris knowing this.
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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.
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Throughout the movie this drunk, addiction-like behaviour is portrayed.
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Frank also learns about a problem Chris is facing.
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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.
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He doesn't want to snitch, but frank learns about this, he encourages him to take the deal.
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Frank then tries to teach Chris how to flirt, how to get woman, and how to be a gentleman.
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There is an amazing scene in the movie where Frank tries to setup Chris with a girl who is waiting for her boyfriend!
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He dances Tango with her and this scene is probably the most majestic scene in any movie I have ever seen.
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The feelings I got were so strong and positive that I just cannot express!
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In the end, when Frank wants to take his own life, Chris stops him and talks him out of it.
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He helps him to ride a Ferrari, the second thing he liked in his life (the first thing was woman lmao!).
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A police officer stopped them because they were going too fast, and Frank spoke his way out of the ticket!
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The officer didn't even recognize Frank was blind!!!!
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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!
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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.
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The characters portreayed their roles as amazingly as possible.
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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.
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Characters really added life to the scenes by their amazing play.
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Donna did the tango dance professionaly.
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Al Pacino played to role of a blind man very well, you would easily be fooled by his amazing acting.
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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?
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That I was trying to be Chris, protecting and caring for Frank, although his behaviour is horrible?
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But Frank gave so much back to Chris.
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I guess it is the same for me too, I'm also getting a lot back while making some sacrifices.
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Or maybe was it about that amazing Tango dancing scene?
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The sensations that Frank describes about relationships, and how he interacts with woman?
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I honestly do not know.
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I just know that watching the movie gave me good feelings.
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That I'm a happier Iman than the Iman I was before watching it.
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That my feelings and experiences are not abnormal, they are valid.
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That I'm on the right track, but still need time to figure out the way.
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That I shouldn't worry too much.
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That I should look at everything as a way to have "fun".
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That I shouldn't overthink things.
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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!
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I want to figure it out. :)
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Fell free to cross your fingers for me!
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{{< sigdl >}}
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