The Princess Bride
"They then share a most beautiful good-bye kiss, one that ranks higher than the five kisses that had previously ranked highest in history.
During the next few weeks, Buttercup begins to take meticulous care of her personal appearance, so that when Westley returns he would still find her beautiful. She is gloriously happy, in love, and all of a sudden she is bombarded with the news that Westley was captured and killed by pirates. She retires to her room without hysteria, and when she at last emerges, thinner, wiser, sadder, she finally is the most beautiful woman in the world." ( William Goldman)
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Interesting - the idea that the loss of love can allow you to become more beautiful - as if tears have the power to alter your appearance.
posted by Beta Fishy @ 11:48 AM
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In the Witches of Eastwick, Darryl Van Horn (Jack Nicholson's devilish character) talks about the 3 D's that make a woman beautiful: Death, Divorce & Desertion.
It's not so much the tears, it's the determination to shed no more, methinks.
I love it! I am going to have to go home and rewatch the Witches of Eastwick. Perhaps you are correct, it is determination or even a new found inner-strength.
Or just right there, on the surface & as simple as that: you wanna LOOK GOOD so you can attract MORE LOVE.
Or so you can feel better about yourself when you run into the old love.
It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey. Homer
Oh - and of course, that whole new love thing.
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