Indecent Proposal

Marriage proposals are a big deal to Americans. A groom-to-be cracks his head on how to make his public declaration of love the most creative and most romantic. He pools up half of his life savings on the engagement ring and thinks about the wedding expenses later. To him, the proposal is the ultimate way to shout to the world how much his fianceé means to him. At least before she becomes overweight, too nosy, and nags him to death.

Unlike the Americans, Filipinos don’t care for proposing that much. To us, pamamanhikan is given more importance than thinking of how to make the most memorable and dramatic proposal to one’s girlfriend. We still respect the traditional norm of including our family, especially when it comes to life-changing decisions such as marriage. In my case, no proposal ever happened. I think having a tiny Cacnio inside my tummy is enough reason for the Hubby to scramble to my parent’s doorstep to ask for my hand in marriage (blush blush!).

Anyway, here is an example of how Americans go out on a limb to concoct the most romantic proposal.

How sweet! Of course, here’s hoping that this will not amount to nothing if they end up in divorce (I’m such a B!)

Movie Review: Indecent Proposal (1993)

The Story:

A young couple after losing their life savings in a Vegas casino, was approached by a millionaire who offers them a million dollars for a night with the wife. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship.

My Review:

This movie brought the quintessential question of love vs. money even to ordinary people like us: Would you exchange your love for money? I really didn’t like Woody Harrelson paired with Demi ‘the Goddess’ Moore, and I thought that his character didn’t deserve Diana after he gave up on her. I was wishing she would go with the dreamy Robert Redford instead. Now if I were in her shoes, I would….????

Trivia:

The role of Diana was first offered to Julia Roberts, who turned it down.

Originally designed as a star vehicle for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, with Warren Beatty taking the part of the millionaire.

Director Adrian Lyne and star Demi Moore often fought on set over her character, with Woody Harrelson trying to be mediator between the two. Lyne had argued that he wanted Moore to show vulnerability, while the actress defended herself. It was later while Lyne was editing the film that he realized she was portraying what he wanted all along, which he soon apologized to the actress.

Woody Harrelson said in one interview that doing love scenes with Demi Moore was uncomfortable because he was good friends with Moore's then-husband, Bruce Willis.

Demi Moore 's black cut-out Thierry Mugler-designed dress generated such immense interest after the movie's release, it was often copied by other designers.

The iconic LBD

Diana: The dress is for sale. I'm not.

John: Dance?

Diana: I should go.
John: I remember once when I was young, and I was coming back from some place, a movie or something. I was on the subway and there was a girl sitting across from me and she was wearing this dress that was bottoned queer up right to here, she was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. And I was shy then, so when she would look at me I would look away, then afterwards when I would look back she would look away. Then I got to where I was gonna get off, and got off, the doors closed, and as the train was pulling away she looked right at me and gave me the most incredible smile. It was awful, I wanted to tear the doors open. And I went back every night, same time, for two weeks, but she never showed up. That was 30 years ago and I don't think that theres a day that goes by that I don't think about her, I don't want that to happen again. Just one dance?