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Not long ago we watched Somebody I Used To Know, an Amazon Prime film in which Alison Brie’s cat, Harry, attempts to extricate himself from various situations in which he is the recipient of unwanted attention. Oh and also some kind of human romantic comedy-drama type stuff happens I guess.
Now, we’re not introduced to our main character, Harry, right away; we start off with Alison Brie’s character, Ally. My wife found her vaguely familiar.
Wife: “Isn’t that the girl from that wrestling show you used to watch?”
Me: “Yes, yes it is, but you should remember her from Mad Men, not from the wrestling show. You didn’t watch the wrestling show.”
Wife: “No, but I was in the room when it was on.”
But soon enough, Harry puts in an appearance, in the first of many occasions when he is being held against his will.
Me: “That’s a big cat.”
(watches more of the video)
Me: “That’s an angry cat. Look at his tail.”
Wife: “And his face!”
Yes, look at his face. Just look:
Even Harry’s picture on Ally’s phone would quite clearly rather be anywhere else:
And this is just the beginning of poor Harry’s long cinematic nightmare. In the wake of her show’s cancellation, and after receiving this text, Ally retreats to her hometown, ostensibly to visit her mother; and like a prisoner Harry gets dragged along with her, to provide emotional support and/or a combination squeeze toy/fidget spinner every time Ally returns to her mother’s house after another misadventure. Like this:
Me: “Lies!!! That cat is NOT purring.”
But finally, towards the very end of the movie, Harry finally seizes his moment to escape, and makes his quick and long-awaited exit from Ally’s clutches.
Me: “He’s gonna make a break for it.”
Wife: “There he goes. Run, Harry!”
We were glad to see that there was a happy ending for Harry in this movie. Oh, also, Ally learned some stuff about herself, valuing her family, letting go of the past, blah blah blah. But really the whole time we had just been waiting for her to let go of the cat.
Incidentally, we were hoping they would play the song, but they didn’t. You may be able to guess which song I’m talking about, but if not, here it is:
We thought it might be fun to rewrite this in honor of Ally’s long-suffering pet. Harry the Cat, these lyrics are for you!
Ally’s home again and I just know she’s gonna grab me
Put me in a chokehold and squeeze me too much
I wriggle, try to get away
But she holds on and makes me stay
And I think that I’m maybe gonna have to claw herMy trainer’s off-screen and she says I’m gonna get a cookie
While I give her the cat stare, if looks could kill
I can’t wait until this scene ends
And I don’t have to pretend that Ally’s my friend
This goddamn cookie had better be fucking awesome
Viscosity 
Now I have to watch that movie just to watch the cat!
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He steals every scene he’s in! 😀
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I really enjoyed reading your post and learning about the Amazon Prime film “Somebody I Used To Know.” It’s always interesting to see how animals are portrayed in films, especially when they’re the main character. I also appreciate the use of GIFs to enhance the reading experience.
I’m curious to know if you think films and TV shows that feature animals as main characters are becoming more popular? And if so, why do you think that is?
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Hmm … Here’s what I think (courtesy of https://writer.com/ai-content-detector/):
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“I really enjoyed reading your post and learning about the Amazon Prime film “Somebody I Used To Know.” It’s always interesting to see how animals are portrayed in films, especially when they’re the main character. I also appreciate the use of GIFs to enhance the reading experience.
I’m curious to know if you think films and TV shows that feature animals as main characters are becoming more popular? And if so, why do you think that is?”
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28% HUMAN-GENERATED CONTENT
You should edit your text until there’s less detectable AI content.
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Aw poor Harry. I can’t see Alison Brie without thinking Community. Maybe Harry has the same problem*. Or he just hates acting because he’s been in the gig too long man, it’s time to get out. Those song lyrics… 😂 aaah, I love it! Thanks for the giggles, James. Sounds like you two enjoyed watching this feline flick, with two humans on the side for good measure.
*No Brie was hurt or scratched in the making of this mushy film
[ No AI Content was found in this comment. The writer is too stupid to know how to even get AI to write for her, or maybe ‘type’ for her ]
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The AI Content Detector Survey Says: Human. 😁
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“Aw poor Harry. I can’t see Alison Brie without thinking Community. Maybe Harry has the same problem*. Or he just hates acting because he’s been in the gig too long man, it’s time to get out. Those song lyrics… 😂 aaah, I love it! Thanks for the giggles, James. Sounds like you two enjoyed watching this feline flick, with two humans on the side for good measure.
*No Brie was hurt or scratched in the making of this mushy film”
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100%
HUMAN-GENERATED CONTENT
Fantastic!
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Awesome post James! I really enjoyed reading your take on this movie. Your commentary on the cat is hilarious!!
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