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“Do you think I am lovable?”

This question caught my most attention among so many dialogs in the movie entitled AMERICAN DREAMZ uttered by Martin Tweed the host of the first rank television show named AMERICAN DREAMZ. Hugh Grant played Martin Tweed in the movie. Other casts are Mandy Moore as Sally Kendoo and Dennis Quaid as Joseph Staton, the President of the

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AMERICAN DREAMZ was the most popular television show liked by not only American people but also all people all over the world, from many kinds walks of life and ages. It showed that the host—Martin Tweed—was a famous public figure too. However, does fame mean love?

In this article, I want to compare the character of Martin Tweed and William Williams (played by Chris Klein) in viewing relationship with women.

In the very beginning of the movie, we will find scene where Martin Tweed—or Tweedy for short—was reading report about the incredible number of his popular show, AMERICAN DREAMZ. Contradictorily, after that, Tweedy’s girlfriend appeared to say goodbye to him. With such an incredible number he got for his show, he was supposed to be the happiest person in the world. However, he even kept worrying if he could make his girlfriend as happy as he was. Despite his broken heart, Tweedy impressively let his loved one go and said that it was the best decision for the girl.

(Question for myself: is it really the biggest ambition for a man to make his loved one happy, although it means that he has to let his loved one go? If letting her go happy, a man will do that apart from his egotism to have the girl for his own?)

The following scene shows that Tweedy almost lost his confidence whether he could successfully make the show keep the popularity. Losing his loved one, Tweedy (almost) lost his confidence?

In one of his conversation with Sally Kendoo, Tweedy told her about his mother who accused him not having any talent so that no one was going to love him. Nevertheless, he successfully made AMERICAN DREAMZ the most favorite television show that meant he had a big talent as a host. However, again, it doesn’t mean that he is lovable.

One day before the final show, Tweedy asked his two assistants, “Do you think I am lovable?” They absolutely told him that they loved him. However, when someone became very popular, rich, and successful, it becomes a big question then whether people love him/her truly? Or they just want to kiss his/her ass?

What I want to underline from Tweedy’s life is that no matter how successful, rich, and popular someone is, being loved—that means getting true love—is always needed. And true love doesn’t always come together with those success, riches and fame.

On the contradictory of Tweedy’s personality is William Williams, the boyfriend of Sally. After his love relationship was broken by Sally (Sally broke him up after she was elected to be one contestant of AMERICAN DREAMZ), Willie joined the army to defend the country. READY TO DIE? J J It shows his childish character that he didn’t want to accept the reality that his adorable girlfriend left him. For Willie, to love Sally means to have her for his own, although Sally that he had in his mind was not the same Sally—he had his own fancy of who Sally really was.

Question for myself: do people often have this tendency, to fancy what kind of a person they love, and love that fantasy very much so that they forget the reality.

What kind of person are you? Martin Tweed who loves his girlfriend and willing to do anything to make her happy, including to let her go from your life? (and perhaps live together with another guy happily). Or William Williams who is willing to do anything to struggle for his love, including to commit suicide to show his deep (but foolish) love?

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