I'm watching Message in a Bottle. Very nice film. Seen it many times. (It's the one Nicholas Sparks novel and story I really like.) It's a love story, but without the happy ending.
I could not find the scene, so I'll just type it out instead. It's what inspired this q.
Kevin Costner plays an independent, awkward, emotionally cautious man who is still grieving the death of his wife of 2 years ago. He lives a fairly solitary life now, reconditioning sailboats on the coast of South Carolina. He has a habit of tossing bottles into the ocean - letters written to his wife as a part of his grieving process and an attempt to find closure and say goodbye.
Enter Robin Wright, a newspaper researcher, who happened to find a bottle washed up on shore when she was vacationing, and she becomes enthralled with finding the mystery writer, because his letter is so poignant. "[It's not so much sad], it's honest," she says. She locates him, but does not confess why or how she came to find him. He thinks it's happenstance. (Yes, this is bad. This plays a huge component in the film.)She asks for a sailing lesson. He agrees. She leaves her rain jacket on board, and he returns it. He goes to her hotel, and an awkward exchange occurs:
Kevin: "Do you eat red meat?"
Robin: "Sometimes."
Kevin: "I make a perfect steak. It's the best thing I do."
Robin: "You're bragging."
Kevin: "I know." [smiles and laughs]
Robin: Well, that's very interesting. Thanks for telling me."
Kevin: "I'd like to make you one, tomorrow night."
Robin: "You would?"
Kevin: [Kevin nods softly] "You know, on the boat today, I had a good time too." [He goes to leave.]
Robin: "Uh, what time?"
Kevin: "6:00."
Robin: "See you tomorrow night."
This is a sweet scene. And like sneaking a peek into a private moment usually only shared between two. I always like dialogue like this.
But my real q here is: What is something you're good at? Go ahead, I give you permission to brag.
(No appearance; no sex. Good at.)
I could not find the scene, so I'll just type it out instead. It's what inspired this q.
Kevin Costner plays an independent, awkward, emotionally cautious man who is still grieving the death of his wife of 2 years ago. He lives a fairly solitary life now, reconditioning sailboats on the coast of South Carolina. He has a habit of tossing bottles into the ocean - letters written to his wife as a part of his grieving process and an attempt to find closure and say goodbye.
Enter Robin Wright, a newspaper researcher, who happened to find a bottle washed up on shore when she was vacationing, and she becomes enthralled with finding the mystery writer, because his letter is so poignant. "[It's not so much sad], it's honest," she says. She locates him, but does not confess why or how she came to find him. He thinks it's happenstance. (Yes, this is bad. This plays a huge component in the film.)She asks for a sailing lesson. He agrees. She leaves her rain jacket on board, and he returns it. He goes to her hotel, and an awkward exchange occurs:
Kevin: "Do you eat red meat?"
Robin: "Sometimes."
Kevin: "I make a perfect steak. It's the best thing I do."
Robin: "You're bragging."
Kevin: "I know." [smiles and laughs]
Robin: Well, that's very interesting. Thanks for telling me."
Kevin: "I'd like to make you one, tomorrow night."
Robin: "You would?"
Kevin: [Kevin nods softly] "You know, on the boat today, I had a good time too." [He goes to leave.]
Robin: "Uh, what time?"
Kevin: "6:00."
Robin: "See you tomorrow night."
This is a sweet scene. And like sneaking a peek into a private moment usually only shared between two. I always like dialogue like this.
But my real q here is: What is something you're good at? Go ahead, I give you permission to brag.
(No appearance; no sex. Good at.)
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