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late thought on Clueless
2019-10-21 11:22Mr. Horowitz's "we divorce wives, not children" is impressive if you do the math.
Josh is the son, by another man, of an earlier wife of Mr. Horowitz, so he already existed at marriage. Josh is in college, so he's not *that* much older than Cher -- at the outer range, 6 years, if they start the school year at age 15 and 21. (I forget if Cher had a birthday in the movie, but she's failing her driving exam.) At a narrow range, 2 years, (16 and 18). Insisting on staying in the life of a 2 or 3 year old, who isn't your kid, after a contested divorce would be pretty impressive. More natural if Mr. H stayed friends with that ex-wife but I didn't get that feel. If Josh were older then staying involved is more natural -- a six year old can actually remember you if you disappear -- but then makes the age gap between Josh and Cher bigger.
Josh is the son, by another man, of an earlier wife of Mr. Horowitz, so he already existed at marriage. Josh is in college, so he's not *that* much older than Cher -- at the outer range, 6 years, if they start the school year at age 15 and 21. (I forget if Cher had a birthday in the movie, but she's failing her driving exam.) At a narrow range, 2 years, (16 and 18). Insisting on staying in the life of a 2 or 3 year old, who isn't your kid, after a contested divorce would be pretty impressive. More natural if Mr. H stayed friends with that ex-wife but I didn't get that feel. If Josh were older then staying involved is more natural -- a six year old can actually remember you if you disappear -- but then makes the age gap between Josh and Cher bigger.