A case study in DJ'ing - Richard Gere in "Breathless"

[JB101]

I saw this movie recently and it was superb for aspiring DJ's.

Richard Gere epitomizes an alpha DJ in his role as the street hustler, Jesse Lujack. He had a fling in Vegas with this knock out French girl and he goes to LA to try and win her back.

He radiates confidence and energy. He is not afraid of doing anything!! If he wants to sing along in the car he does it. If he wants to cause havoc in the streets of LA, he does it.

The French girl, Valerie is a total fox. She plays hard to get after their fling (big suprise!) and tells Lujack, it's over. But he keeps coming back.

She gives him many s*** tests along the way. Test, response. Test, response. It's almost like a dance the way these two go back and forth.

There's a scene with the two of them in a pool and she tests him (paraphrasing), "well you don't really love me. You're just some crazy jerk." Now it's his turn to respond. He just submerges her head in the pool and then she splashes him. And by the end of the scene, she's all over him.

It's all a game. The woman wants to see if her man is really worthy. After all, she can have any guy she wants. Every time he passes a test, she wants him even more.

The characteristics of Gere's character to take away from this movie:

He doesn't care what anyone thinks of him!

He never backs down and chickens out. His belief is, of course she wants me. This girl is being hounded by guys left and right. But he *knows* he'll be f**king her by the time it's over. Attitude reigns supreme!

He's got the balls to tell her exactly what he wants. Gere says this line when they are in the car, "I think maybe I was rolling dice when I should have been rolling you." The look on her face said it all.

Watch his body language! When he walks into a room, he owns the place.

 

[cinephile]

The new version of Breathless is just an okay movie, but it was made at a time when Richard Gere was a big up and comer in Hollywood. It is a good example of his early work but nothing special.

Now as far as DJ material is concerned, Richard Gere is considered by many women as one the sexiest men ever. Despite the rumors about him (gerbils and all), the man was married to Cindy Crawford. He is definately a good, modern example of what works.

 

[HappyHobo]

First off, i just want to say the way you presented this post was really lame.

Just because you think you are the f--king sh-t doesnt mean you are and you will be with the ladies.

I feel so embarassed for all the lame guys out there who think if they say to themselves that they are the hottest and that every girl wants them and they are the "prize" (excuse the gay phrase)
then they will believe that and get whatever girl they want.

Not only is that a load of crap but its crap that all you lamers are tkaing the wrong way.
You see it for what it is and not deeper than that.

Arrogance does not = Confidence, and its sad that this lamer in this post does not know that.

People who are truly confident dont ******dly express their confidence because thats arrogance. Truly confident people are humble and like to make fun of themselves and laugh about it.
For example, CONAN O' BRIEN watch his show you lamers.

Also, this "test -> response game" you are referring to is the law of attraction.

It is much like a push andpull game. The game is liek this (but not in all circumstances): the more you push towards her the more she will pull away and the more you pull away the more shell push towards.

It is the law of human attraction. That is how the game of love is played and i cannot believe nobody sees this.

The amount of lame guys out there in this world is exponentially increasing.
I can certainly tell by all the gay and lame reality shows i see on TV and the relationship portrayals in movies. It is truly pathetic and sad.

 

[RedZone122]

Hobo how do you fare with the ladies? All the recent posts I read from you include things like

'this idea is lame'
'that phrase is gay'
'none of this works'
'i feel bad for all you lamers'
'insert negative comment here'

So how are your DJ skills, my friend?

 

[rjherche]

First of all, I've never seen the movie so I'm going on your post alone.

Let's put all the pissing matches aside and discuss this without getting personal. It seems to me like this character has oneitis and thus should not be emulated.

The French girl, Valerie is a total fox. She plays hard to get after their fling (big suprise!) and tells Lujack, it's over. But he keeps coming back.

This sounds like something that an AFC would do: refuse to next a girl when she's putting him through ****, because for some reason he thinks she's better than all the other high maintainance girls. This is what you do when you have no women chasing you for whatever reason: you settle.

He doesn't care what anyone thinks of him!

Obviously he cares too much what this chick thinks though. You can be a hardass and take no **** from any man but a woman will leave you powerless.

That's my take. I really should see the movie though... but it sounds like a chick flick. Richard Gere seems to have made a career of them.

 

[HappyHobo]

RedZone122,

In response to your inquisition i will honestly say that when i started my jounrney of self i was pretty much what you all would call a nice guy but i have evolved.

And most of my evolution took place outside of this forum. All this information i read was of little use to me and the only way i could get better is to socialize with people. (different kinds of people)

When i did all this i noticed some things. One really BIG thing i noticed is what i call the law of attraction.

Whenever i hear some lamer give out lame advice, try to pick up on my ladies or friends who have really lame boyfriends i get aggravated at the number of lame guys out there. I am quite short-tempered and that is why i frown upon all the lamers on this board more than most but the first step to transforming yourself into this paragon you call a 'DJ' is acknowleding and recognizing your lameness.

Im not just pointing fingers at who is lame but rather i am giving valid reasons and doing it.

 

[Alexis Zorba]

HappyHobo:

Common, theres no need for negative comments. Just express your views without being offensive. Ok?

There is a BIG difference in knowing that you are the prize and saying you are the prize. Knowing you are the prize is confident. Saying you are the prize is arrogant.

Believing you are the prize doesn't mean you percieve yourself as superior. It just means that you know you have an excelent life and she will have a great time by being part of it.
I like to see it as a WIN-WIN situation. You get a beautiful lady, she gets the best time of her life.

rjherche:

Have you ever read about Cassanova? He used to chase one girl until the girl fell for him. There is a big difference in being needy, clingy, desperate, etc. and confidently pursuing ONE girl. If you want to know what I mean see the following article by Allen Thompson (yes, the guy who created this site): http://www.sosuave.com/articles/persistence.htm

Alexis Zorba