Punch-Drunk Love

“may i show you something?” “is that car gonna be okay?” “i was listening to the morning dj this morning…” “really looks like hawaii here” “listen to me! what’s your name?” i could watch adam sandler stimming in the 99¢ store aisle for hours fundamentally a movie about confronting and conquering your own fears in the name of love. the tiny piano is a symbol of love and vulnerability and hope, dumped on his doorstep like an unexpected crush the first time i thought it was so funny the sex worker phone line was based in provo, assuming PTA didn’t know provo. but now i can’t help but feel there’s some symbolic reason for it and i can’t figure out why. “georgia” is protected by her 4 brothers while barry’s siblings constantly tear him down. there’s something about artificial, synthetic love vs the real thing— and obviously Mattress Man is a control freak and a misogynist pimp— perhaps there’s a tie to mormonism idk  comfort movie