"Only then does he realize that wanting part of her and not all of her had hurt them both and how he cannot justify his actions except that... well... it was life."

I was watching Shopgirl tonight, I found myself identifying more and more with the Ray Porter character. Obviously, I am not a 50+ year old white male logistician, but the sentiment in that quote above made me feel incredibly guilty--perhaps the guiltiest I've ever felt while watching a movie during my adult life.

Labels: guilt, movies, real life, shopgirl, steve martin

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