Notting Hill : famous people have it really tough

All the photos of you spending your huge amounts of money must be a nightmare. Thank god we have this film to remind us of their plight

Money isn't everything. It can't be easy living under the microscope. I'm not saying I feel sorry for celebrities, but I'm not quick to judge, either.

Not every celebrity is Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian, as in desperate to get famous. Actors and musicians, for instance, could be famous as the result of their success in their careers. Know any successful actors who aren't famous? What do you do if your main passion and talent in life is acting? Don't do it and become a plumber, cause you might get famous?

So when you don't choose to be famous, fame may become a burden to you, and having a lot of money sure gets rid of the "how on earth will I pay my rent this month?" problem, but it creates others Phony friends, phony girlfriends/boyfriends, hypocrites, you can end up being lonely and bitter while being a millionaire A-lister, I'm sure of it.

So I don't think we should judge all celebrities just because they're rich. Money isn't the be all, end all of existence. And when everyone around you hates/envies you, but tries to act as your friend to get your money, it can't be too pleasant.

The movie doesn't remind us of their plight, it makes fun of it.

There's the scene where Anna throws a tantrum because she is discovered to be staying with 2 men. Will asks her for a little perspective and points out how silly it is for her to be so upset when people are starving in other countries and his friend slipped and fell and is in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

Look at the brownie scene. Anna tries to make her argument of why she deserves the brownie, and the group replies with things like "Nah" and "Nice try."

good point

A famous person has only exchanged one set of problems for another.

I had a very vivid dream once in which I had become famous. When I was in a room with other famous people, I felt normal like I could just relax and be myself. But as soon as I stepped back into the world of regular people everything became artificial and awkward. No one could behave normally around me. I would try to speak to someone and I could tell how uncomfortable they were. The more I tried to put them at ease the more awkward it became. I was not accepted as myself but only as the "figurehead" I had become in the minds of the people.

Everyone wanted something from me. It wasn't anything material but they were very insistent about it. Each person wanted me to recognize them as being special. They wanted to be as important to me as I was to them. This was such a burden that I just returned to the room where the famous people were and closed the door.

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Each person wanted me to recognize them as being special. They wanted to be as important to me as I was to them.

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I loved your dream-vision. Thoughtful and insightful.

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I was watching Notting Hill tonight and thinking that these days being a celebrity would be about a thousand times more difficult. The scrutiny isn't limited to press conferences and specific occasionsit's all grist for the 24/7 entertainment media.

For a star as famous as 'Anna Scott,' the paparazzi would be following her every minute of every daysnapping photos of her going into the bookstore to browse, waiting outside the birthday dinner party, etc. Pictures of her scrambling over the fence to the private park would be worth a small fortune.

For me, the loss of privacy would be the definition of hell on earth and I think most people would hate it, too. I guess there are celebs like the Kardashians who depend on the constant media coverage for their "brand," but surely even they would appreciate a chance to run to the grocery store without photographers dogging them.

Eesh, no amount of money would be worth that.

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The movie doesn't remind us of their plight, it makes fun of it.

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No it doesn't. It just subtly makes a true point.

The first point I can see but this one,

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Look at the brownie scene. Anna tries to make her argument of why she deserves the brownie, and the group replies with things like "Nah" and "Nice try.

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Woah. Talk about totally missing the subtleties of a movie. That's so far off base, it's scary.

you are mistaken. everyone tells their personal problem and the group makes fun of it because it is easier to bear the burden that way and they dont want to make a nice dinner conversation into a crying session. like the woman in the wheelchair who cant have babies. everyone on the table has real problems but they are british so they make fun of it.

everyone on the table has real problems but they are british so they make fun of it.



exactly, and that is why Julia character LIKES being part of this deal.

it is also why she concludes re her amuricun boyfriend that she simply saw no reason to BE with him, ie he was a nothing but here in Notting Hill she had her first chance to be with REAL people and escape lousy amuricer.

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being rich doesn't mean you can't still have problems. money doesn't solve everything. you can still have unhappy relationships, illness, depression etc. Money doesn't make you immune from those things. And having every aspect of your private life scrutinised is not necessarily pleasant.

i only recently saw this film for the first time so i apologize i'm late to the party, but i did FEEL a bit sorry for anna. she was a very paranoid, insecure famous person. you couldn't pay me enough money to be that scared for my life ALL THE TIME. actors tend to only sign up for the JOB, which is act. very few, if any, want the constant scrutiny, paparazzi, digging into your past, following your and your friends and neighbors. i can't see how that lifestyle would be desirable in the slightest.

i know right,

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so many movies, so little time

Seriously, once you've made 15 million freakin' dollars for one film, why do you even need Hollywood at all? If you love acting, you can do it in independent films, theater, etc. Unless what you're really in love with is the Malibu beach house and the other trappings of wealth.

This is one area where the film is sorely lacking in comparison to Roman Holiday, which it echoes. Hepburn's character there really was trapped by her sense of obligation to family and country. Anna Scott could walk away from this madness, she just doesn't seem to want to, until the end.