"It was so good I almost peed my pants!"

On a cloudy summer day one should always pop in a great flick like Pretty Woman. There are lots of people who do not like that this movie glorifies prostitution, but I think it is a great story! Plus there is a part in this movie where Vivian is watching the very end of another great film Charade. Vivian is played by Julia Roberts in this role that made her famous. Richard Gere is great too in his stoic and no nonsense role as Edward. And I have yet to find a film with Hector Elizando that I have not enjoyed. 

 The movie is a bit of a love story with some a lot of funny parts in it too. Like when Vivian does that Arsenio Hall "woo woo woot" arm movements. Kills me. She is so cute and funny- just the right amount of hair and personality. Great casting. But I wonder if I would think that if someone else got the job and put their personality into it? I am sure that I would. We are all just fortunate that this movie turned out the way it did. For those of you unfamiliar with the film it is about Richard an out of town exec who picks up Vivian on Hollywood Boulevard and offers her $3,000 for the week and their adventure continues from there.  

I think if I were to use this movie as an RA program I think I would go with the heart angle. I love how the hotel staff just loves Vivian and Edward gets so protective as the movie continues. The way the clerks in the clothing store treat Vivian and Stuckey's reaction to finding out she is a "lady of the night" are other good examples how heart plays into this movie. Those experiences are hard for me to watch but they make the good parts- like the necklace in the box part- so much better. The heart angle even spills into Richard's business dealings in town. Don't you remember that part!? It is so heart warming!

I would program around the Golden Rule. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Think positively and it will change your outlook. You can also do an activity, start with a piece of paper for each resident. Have them put their name on the top and pass the paper to the left. That person starts at the bottom of the page and writes something positive about the person named at the top and folds the paper over to hide their phrase but leaves the rest of the paper open for the person to their left. Get it? That way no one can see what each person writes but then when it comes back to its owner they can unfold the joy and start smiling!