Forgetting the endings
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Anonymous
| My whole life I've had trouble recalling the end of movies, books, stories after a matter of days. Anyone else have this? |
Anonymous
| Yes!! I can never remember the details of books, TV shows or movies. If I read a book I will be able to tell you if I liked it or not, but I won't be able to remember a bunch of details or how it ended. |
Anonymous
| Me three |
Anonymous
| Same here. I can watch a movie again if it's been awhile and truly be surprised at the ending. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I feel better knowing there are others like this. DH and kids can recite verbatim lines from movies after seeing them once, and I have no idea I saw it too. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely, I forget within hours of watching/reading (and I have a very good memory otherwise, on day-to-day stuff). I don't mind at all, it means no matter what someone else wants to watch/go see I can relax and enjoy it without knowing the ending. I think it is because movies/tv/books are my mindless entertainment time, so I don't have my memory/thinking switched on during those times. |
Anonymous
| Books and movies fall into the holes of my Swiss cheese memory. Details on people's lives do not. So I'm okay with not remembering books and movies! |
Anonymous
| Yes. It makes DH crazy but he's also jealous that I can enjoy shows/movies like it's the first time every time. |
Anonymous
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Once in college my friend told me that Cher hooks up with her stepbrother at the end of Clueless and I was like "What!? No!! That's DISGUSTING, this is America!"
And I'd seen Clueless maybe at least 2 times at that point. |
Anonymous
| This is the best! You can rewatch great movies and be surprised. I love when I finally forget what happens in a movie. Still waiting to forget the end of the 6th sense... |
Anonymous
No not at all. In fact, I can predict dialogue verbatim and plot twists. When Titanic first came out (I hadn't read any press or reviews) , my then boyfriend asked me if I wanted to see it. I said, "No, I didn't feel like watching Leonardo Dicaprio die." He had seen it already and asked, "How did you know?" |
Anonymous
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Since I read a lot, I usually forget the endings of books I have read.
However, I NEVER forget if an ending was good or bad. Go figure. Selective memory at its finest. |