4 The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana September 26,
is someone playin' with your heart?
By CHARLIE MARTIN
Catholic News Service
QUIT PLAYIN' GAMES WITH
MY HEART
Even in my heart I see/You're not being true to
me/Deep within my soul/Nothing's like it used to
be/Sometimes I wish I/Could turn back time/Impos-
sible as it may seem/But I wish I could so bad
baby/Quit Playin' games with my heart
REFRAIN
Quit Playin' games with my heart/Before you tear
us apart/I should're known from the start/Before
you got in my heart
I live my life the way/To keep you coming back to
me/Everything I do is for you/So what is it that
you can't see?/Sometimes I wish I could/Turn
back time,/Impossible as it may seem/But I wish I
could so bad/You better quit/Playin' games with
my heart
(REPEAT REFRAIN)
Quit Playin" games/Baby, baby, the love/That we
had was so strong/Don't leave me/Hanging here for-
ever/Oh baby, baby, this is not a lie,/Let's stop this
tonight
Baby, quit Playin' games/Sometimes I wish I
could/Turn back time,/Impossible as it may
seem/But I wish I could so bad, baby/Quit Playin'
games with my heart
Written by Max Martin/Herbert Crichlow
Sung by Backstreet Boys
Copyright (c) 1997 by Zomba Recording Corp.
The Backstreet Boys are hot! Their "Quit Playin'
Games With My Heart" zoomed up the charts.
The song tells a sto W most of us can relate to,
namely, falling in love too hard and too fast. Now the
guy in the song says, "Sometimes I wish I could turn
back time, impossible as it may seem."
In frustration, he tells his girlfriend: "Quit playin'
games with my heart!"
The song doesn't describe what "games" she is
playing. Apparently, she has broken his trust.
Whatever the situation, it's time for him to con-
front her behavior. He says, "Don't leave me hangin'
here forever." He wants to know whether she intends
to treat him more fairly.
However, her answer may not be enough. The
guy also needs to ask himself how he got into this
relationship in the first place. Was it the force of
ical attraction? A whim of infatuation? The satisfac-
tion of being needed? Such factors rarely make for
lasting relationships.
This relationship seems to lack the commitment
to face problems and gradually work them through.
Both individuals appear unready to give what it
takes to build a loving, enduring relationship.
the high school years, this is probably for the best.
The guy needs to tell the girl that it is time for
to split up. This can be done kindly yet clearly. He
doesn't have to put her down. He has simply to state
his decision that it is best for him to stop dating her.
Maybe his biggest lesson concerns expectations.
Some teens could benefit from a little time thinking
through their reasons for expecting a long-term rela-
tionship at this time in life in the first place.
Of course, the best way to avoid
trap is to be direct in communication. Tell the other
that you would enjoy going out, but also be clear
you intend to date others.
What is the "right time" to be in love? I know
is a sensitive topic. But remember this: If someone is
"playing games with your heart," you can be sure
is the right time to end the romance.
(Your comments are always welcome. Please address:
lie Martin, 7125 W 200S, Rockport, Ind. 47635.)
THE CATHOLIC
COMMUNICATION
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The fol-
lowing are capsule reviews of
movies recently reviewed by the
U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC)
Office for Film and Broadcasting.
Ratings are also given by the
Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA).
"Aaron's Magic Village"
(Avalanche)
Animated version of Isaac
Bashevis Singer's stories about
a Jewish village in Poland
which becomes threatened by a
wicked sorcerer's Golem until
an orphaned lad helps save the
hamlet and its foolish residents.
Directed by Albert Hanan
Kaminski and narrated by
Fyvush Finkel, the humorous
tale conveys the distinctive fla-
vor of Jewish culture and tradi-
tion, though the story tends to
drag in between lively musical
ndmbers. The USCC classifica-
tion is A-I -- general patronage.
The MPAA rating is G -- gener-
al audiences.
"Career Gifts" (October)
British drama in which a
woman (Lynda Steadman)
renews her friendship with a for-
mer college roommate (Katrin
Cartlidge) on a weekend visit
which recalls their frenetic,
uncertain lives as undergradu-
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ares and how much each has
changed in the six years since
then. Written and directed by
Mike Leigh, the impressionistic
narrative is loosely assembled
from scenes of past and present,
relying mainly on improvisa-
tional performances to create
coherent characters but the
result is too disjointed to add up
to more than a tentative under-
standing of how much progress
the two have made in their lives
since college. A sexual encounter
with brief nudity, sexual situa-
tions, recurring rough language
and occasional profanity. The
USCC classification is A-IV
adults, with reservations. The
MPAA rating is R -- restricted.
"Different for Girls"
(First Look)
British drama in which a man
(Rupert Graves) meets a woman
(Steven Mackintosh) whom he
finally recognizes is an old
school chum who has under-
gone a sex-change operation,
and unwittingly proceeds to
wreck his friend's new life, then
tries to make amends. Directed
by Richard Spence, the story's
bizarre situation is given some
plausibility by the credible per-
formances of the two leads,
though what makes it notable is
the serious treatment of the
human dignity of a person
who's attempted to switch gen-
ders. Troubling theme of trans-
sexuality, several sexual encoun-
ters with brief nudity and some
rough language. The USCC clas-
sification is A-IV -- adults, with
reservations. The MPAA rating
is R -- restricted.
"The Edge"
(20th Century Fox)
Stranded in the Alaskan
wilderness and trailed by a hun-
gry Kodiak bear, a billionaire
(AnthonyHopkins) and a fash-
ion photographer (Alec Bald-
win) struggle to survive the ele-
ments and their mutual mistrust
over the rich man's much
younger wife (Elle Macpher-
son). Directed by Lee Tamahori,
the harrowing adventure is well
acted, tautly edited and psycho-
logically suspenseful, despite a
few lapses in logic. Some
intense, gory violence, intermit-
tent profanity and recurring
rough language. The USCC clas-
sification is A-III -- adults. The
MPAA rating is R -- restricted.
"Going All the Way"
(Gramercy)
Satiric misfire about two
Korean War vets returning to
their Indianapolis homes to
spend a summer pursuing
women, the dim one (Ben
Affleck) having effortless suc-
cess while the other (Jeremy
Davies), an introverted clod,
suffers from his moralistic
upbringing. Directed by Mark
Pellington from Dan Wake-
field's 1970 novel, the movie's
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leering focus on sex makes it
seem like a one-dimensional
cartoon, made all the more off-
putting by Davies' unlikable
portrayal of a borderline
sociopath. Sexual encounters
with nudity, sexual situations
including masturbation, rough
language and Profanity. The
USCC classification is O
morally offensive. The MPAA
rating is R -- restricted.
"L.A. Confidential"
(Warner Bros.)
Stylish cop drama set in 1950s
Los Angeles where three police
detectives (Kevin Spacey, Rus-
sell Crowe and Guy Pearce),
each working on apparently
unrelated homicides gradually
come to realize that they all may
be related to corrupt officials.
Directed by Curtis Hanson, the
darkly cynical story is densely
plotted with murders most foul
as the detectives work their way
through a miasma of chicanery
and deceit. Recurring violence,
fleeting nudity, recurring sexual
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intermittent rough langua
The USCC classification is
adults,
MPAA rating is R
"The Myth of Fingerprints
(Sony Classics)
Prickly family
and tenuous romantic
ments ire at stake when
adult children (including
Wyle and Julianne Moore)
to rural Maine for a
Thanksgiving weekend
their gentle mother (BI
Danner) and coldly
father (Roy Scheider).
ly observed character
reflects how young adults
tinue to be affected by
figures as they struggle to
lasting love relationships.
creet sexual encounters,
recreational drug use,
rough language and much
fanity. The USCC
is A-Ill -- adults. The MPAA r
ing is R restricted.
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