Grumpy Old Men Film Analysis

Summary John Gustafson and Max Goldman were former friends who had known each other since childhood. Once the boys began to grow an interest in women, their friendship was not the same, as they would fight over women. They soon began a rivalry between each other, that ended up lasting for 50 or more years, as they would try to win over the women’s heart. John and Max were now old men who live next door to each other. They enjoyed pulling pranks on one another, for example, Max liked to leave a dead fish in John’s car. Both men lived alone due to the death of their wives.
One day, a young and attractive woman named Ariel moved into their neighborhood. Both John and Max were attracted to her and spied on her as she rode her snowmobile around the neighborhood. This began another rivalry between the two men. John and Max tried to beat each other over to Ariel’s house to be the first one to get know her better. One night, Ariel showed up at John’s house to make dinner for the two of them. After that night, Max became stuck in the friend zone as Ariel showed romantic interest in John. The next few days, John was feeling good. Not too long after, Max confronted John about taking Arial way from him. This conversation happened in …show more content…
It also indicated some common stereotypes people have of older persons. The most obvious stereotype being that all old people are grumpy. There are some people who are grumpy, but it is not true for everyone. In John’s situation, it is understandable as to why he was grumpy. He was an aging man who lost his wife 15 or so years ago, his daughter was going through a divorce, and his house was about to be taken by the IRS. In addition, he loved Ariel, but believed he was too old for her, and thought he would never be able to take care of her if is house was about to be taken over. With all the stressful things happening in his life, his attitude towards aging was