cheese for two

last night i watched "Slipper and the Rose" with my sister!
it's a CLASSIC!
it's Romantic!
it was my parent's FIRST DATE!

this musical-dance version of Cinderella is brilliant, charming, and entertaing.
the music is unforgettable , the costumes are UNBELIEVEABLE, and the script is witty.

except the love scene.
it's ALWAYS the love scene!
why is it that love scenes must surpass the bounds of cheesy awkwardness in dialogue and leave you wondering who the heck would use such a line and why the writer put it in?!

ex.
cinderella: "i feel i must explain why i'm here, your majesty..."
prince: "my eyes give me enough reasons..."

and later...

prince: "i'm not saying it very well, but i have always believed that marriage should begin with love - i'm sure you agree."
cinderella"...?....i have never given the matter much thought...?..."

awkward?! awkward.

however, i have to put it into perspective of something very profound i was taught years ago.

my sister, at the wise age of 16 or 17, took it upon herself to teach me the ways of the world

(which is another way of saying she would wake me up at 2 am and give a dissertation on her newest insight on boys and relationships).

there are many early-morning lessons i still remember such as
1) never open your eyes while kissing
2) why men need you to compliment them

and the most important:

3) ignore/forget the last thing a man says before he kisses you

(...or anything said immediately after)

why?

"because," she patiently explained, "they're nervous. so they will always blurt out something stupid. and in the moment, you will think it the most romantic thing he's ever uttered. however!," she warned, "you won't later. so just choose to forget it now."

so, maybe the overly-cheesy-awkward representation of love in movies is actually the writer's attempt to recreate the REAL stupidity that occurs when you stare in someone's eyes and your brain shuts down?!?!!?!?!!?

makes sense to me. bring on the cheese!