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Adam and I had an interesting cultural experience on Wednesday night.  We joined the weekly movie night on campus and saw the hit Korean movie, “200 Pound Beauty”.  This was one the biggest movies in Korea last year.  A movie so popular is likely to lend insight into the cultural mindset, right?

Well, what “200 Pound Beauty” tells us is that you’re hopeless if you’re fat and ugly.  This film always used those words together… “fat and ugly”.  If you’re fat and ugly, the man of your dreams might think you’re nice and funny, he might even secretly crush on you.  But there’s no way the man of your dreams would ever admit to himself let alone anyone else that he loved you.  That is, unless you had extensive plastic surgery.  Then the man of your dreams will retroactively confess his love for you and make you feel like trash for lacking the self-respect to get extensive plastic surgery.

200 Pound Beauty also teaches us that nice beautiful people are better than mean beautiful people.

“Maria”, the song in the trailer is in the movie about 5 times, and it’s a huge pop hit in Korea right now.  Recognize it?  It’s a Blondie hit from 1999.  I was asked to sing at the One Week Program closing ceremonies this afternoon, so we’re going to rock out the English language Blondie version.  It will be fun.

-Jessica