Cineman
Second Unit
- Joined
- May 30, 2011
- Messages
- 482
- Real Name
- David B.
I think a valid question might be, is "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" a love song? Of a fashion, yes it is. But not in the way one thinks of as a romantic, man-woman, I Love You Will You Marry Me love song one usually hears in musical theater. At most Higgins is saying it is much nicer having her around than not having her around. Eliza has already stated she has no interest in a sexual relationship with him. And he responded by saying the same of her.
Bare in mind, Eliza returned to Higgins' apartment on her own, he didn't go after her and invite her back. She is a pragmatist, not a love-sick puppy. Got that from her dad. She honestly has nowhere more suitable to go at the moment. Higgins is happy to have her back, as she correctly calculated he would be, until she does have a better place to go or whenever she is ready to leave. If he had risen to his feet, embraced her and the two of them launched into a reprise of the only "love" song that either of them had sung up to that moment, or a new one, as though this was your conventional And They Lived Happily Ever After love story ending, it would have been jarringly inappropriate, IMO. I might have vomited on my shoes.
Higgins has given Eliza something more remarkable and more positively life-altering than any other man could or would, gentlemen's bet or no bet. Eliza has done the same for Higgins, hired speech instructor or not. And now they both know it. More importantly, each knows the other feels that way. That is enough "love story" ending for me between these particular characters.
Bare in mind, Eliza returned to Higgins' apartment on her own, he didn't go after her and invite her back. She is a pragmatist, not a love-sick puppy. Got that from her dad. She honestly has nowhere more suitable to go at the moment. Higgins is happy to have her back, as she correctly calculated he would be, until she does have a better place to go or whenever she is ready to leave. If he had risen to his feet, embraced her and the two of them launched into a reprise of the only "love" song that either of them had sung up to that moment, or a new one, as though this was your conventional And They Lived Happily Ever After love story ending, it would have been jarringly inappropriate, IMO. I might have vomited on my shoes.
Higgins has given Eliza something more remarkable and more positively life-altering than any other man could or would, gentlemen's bet or no bet. Eliza has done the same for Higgins, hired speech instructor or not. And now they both know it. More importantly, each knows the other feels that way. That is enough "love story" ending for me between these particular characters.