I am not exactly sure why St. Elmo's Fire has such special meaning to me. I guess it would be because I think the movie hits the nail on the head as far as how transitions in life go. Starting from when I was real little, I dreamt about being older.
I remember being 10 and daydreaming about having the coolest car and wearing the most stylish outfits to work. I thought for sure I would be this big wig professional that listened to Mozart, drank martinis and had my nails done twice a week. Well, let's just say that is not exactly how it turned out. Not that my life is bad, I love my life. And I am not that person, I don't even want to be that person now.
Now I dream that my kids will grow up to be these amazing, polite, smart, happy kids and that someday I will travel. It is like drama, our dreams are always more interesting than our actual lives. We need them though....we need them to make our lives entertaining and interesting.
St. Elmo's Fire depicts people trying to live up to their expectations of what they "should" be doing and having a "drama moment." It's like they need to do something dramatic to make that transition. Whether they be getting ready to get married and having flings on the side or buying everything in sight just because they got a great job.
It's like panicking at that last moment before you get what you've always wanted. Now that you have it, you do something bad to almost sabotage it. Why do we do this? No freakin clue. Have you ever read about something that they found out was bad and thought, "crap I do that once in a while, I'm not doing it anymore" and then the very next thing you know, your doing it way more than before? It's like when you put your foot down that you are going to start a diet and then suddenly one day in to your diet you pig out like a banchee?
It's true in life though that we all need a little drama sometimes. Maybe just doing something crazy is just what you need to settle down.
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Hey Melinda, I thought I'd pop in here as I was a huge fan of this movie. I think I saw it about 5 times when it first came out; and I was in university, just on the cusp of what the characters were going through. It scared me, but also invigorated me toward the future. I was also crushing big time on Andrew McCarthy (but then who wasn't ?!).
I loved what you wrote here. That time in your life when you dream big, but reality starts getting in the way. It does make me look back as to what I dreamt about, what I thought I would be doing (my fantasies were along the same lines as yours, and martinis are still a favourite of mine). I sure didn't think I'd be at home with my kids; but I love it.
We all need a little drama in our lives for sure. It's what makes life what it is.
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