Monday, 15 June 2009

• Michael Cera: Champion of the Awkward.

  This past weekend, I watched a couple of movies: Juno (because it was on TV) and Annie Hall (because, well, it's great). These two movies don't really have anything to do with each other, but after watching them both and thinking about it a little bit, I came to a realization: Michael Cera might be my generation's Woody Allen.
  

  

  
  

  Before you guys blow up at me, hear me out: This is in no way a comment on how talented either of those two are. I like Mike, especially from his Arrested Development days, but he's not even close to the same level that Woody is. Woody Allen has three Oscars; Michael Cera has a pretty dumb-looking movie coming out on Friday with Jack Black. I think we know who wins.

  What I mean is this: early in his career, Woody Allen wrote a lot of movies in which he would be playing a lead or prominent character, and would be pulling in girls that would normally be way out of his league. As a result, I'm sure that thousands of average-looking guys and worse owe Woody a debt of gratitude, because after movies like Annie Hall and Manhattan came out, attractive women probably gave these guys a second look.
  

  

  Flash forward to 2007, when Juno was a blockbuster, and Michael Cera made it okay, even endearing, to be cripplingly awkward. As a result, girls were giving more and more awkward guys the time of day, and as a somewhat awkward guy myself, I can firsthand vouch for this.
  

  So, neurotic nerdy guys owe Woody. Awkward people without personalities owe Michael. And apparently, according to the guys from Knocked Up, all Jewish guys who get lucky owe Eric Bana.

  Can you think of any other groups who have a famous example working tirelessly for them to help with the opposite sex? Or can you personally attest to something like this for yourself?

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