Lots on my mind, but one post at a time

[deckardcanine]

In the last week, I saw two movies back to back that I never expected to have a plot similarity: Stardust and Swing Time. In both, a man takes on a very difficult task in order to get a woman to marry him. A short way into the journey, he bumps into another woman who at first is annoyed at him, but they develop crushes on each other. Eventually he decides to marry her instead. Fortunately, the original would-be fiancée has another love of her own, so no hard feelings.

The overall structure is okay by me, but... what if the writers dared to allow both women jealousy? No easy way out of that one. Sure, the engagement wasn't definite, but she was counting on you, dude. You do what you promised and say, "Wait, never mind"? Few real women could walk away feeling so dignified.

I realize that both movies are at least partly comedies and appropriately lauded. Still, I might enjoy a less fluffy variant.