Someone Like You

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

Jane lives in a world of single people with executive positions, mainly in the entertainment industry. How could this environment affect her attitudes toward men and relationships in general? In reality, many movie writers and producers are employed in similar environments. Do you think that can affect the ways in which they depict “real life” in their works?

Eddie’s apartment is located in New York City’s meatpacking district. How does this location, and the pictures of men working with meat, act as a metaphor for Eddie and his lifestyle?

If you’ve seen the film, do you think Jane’s decision at the end of the movie will be a good one? Can a man change his “spots,” as mentioned in the script?