7. English, Do You Speak It?
"I really loved the metaphor of the galloping horses and the way the cinematography accentuated the inner angst of the rider as the sun shone down on him after he cried for five minutes. It reminds me of how society has forgotten how to feel and how we've all become machines, used only for our skills and trades." "I... agree." That's how I would respond too, so don't be ashamed. If you know a cinephile, you may notice how sometimes you don't know what the hell is coming out of their mouths. Everything is either a vague reference to a movie, or sometimes you catch them silently acting out a scene from a movie. Cinephiles may pretend that they're being filmed and this is a delusional side effect of watching too many movies, but we'll get a bit more in depth about that on the next item on our list. English sounds like a foreign language at times when cinephiles are speaking it. Communication is an important part of any dating relationship and if you don't know what the cinephile is talking about or referring to, then we've got a problem. Prepare yourself for random film quotes and poses galore, and goodness forbid if you don't get them or know where they came from, he or she will give you crap for not watching the movie and then exclaim, "Let's go watch it!" You may find the cinephile acting in weird ways, but don't be fooled; these aren't mood swings. If they're acting macho and eating beef jerky, then they probably rewatched Fight Club; if they're acting proper and drinking tea, guess who caught Pride and Prejudice on HBO last night? Cinephiles like acting like characters because this is their way of being clever and ironic, which brings me to my next point...