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To this day, a politician criticized for being all style/sound bites and no substance or even intelligence is likely to be compared to Chance. Compare and contrast ''[[Forrest Gump]]''. |
To this day, a politician criticized for being all style/sound bites and no substance or even intelligence is likely to be compared to Chance. Compare and contrast ''[[Forrest Gump]]''. |
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'''This novella and its film adaptation include examples of:''' |
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* [[Adam and or Eve]] |
* [[Adam and or Eve]] |
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* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]] and [[Informed Attractiveness]]: The former is inverted with Chance -- when you think of a combination of Cary Grant and early-'70s Ted Kennedy, a graying, overweight Peter Sellers is ''not'' who comes to mind. As a result, the latter is invoked when the senator's wife tells Eve that "He's very, very sexy!" (that said, there are Sellers fangirls who ''do'' find Chance extremely attractive). |
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]] and [[Informed Attractiveness]]: The former is inverted with Chance -- when you think of a combination of Cary Grant and early-'70s Ted Kennedy, a graying, overweight Peter Sellers is ''not'' who comes to mind. As a result, the latter is invoked when the senator's wife tells Eve that "He's very, very sexy!" (that said, there are Sellers fangirls who ''do'' find Chance extremely attractive). |
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