In year’s gone by, I would have picked a more edgy and impressive film as my favourite – but I truly believe this Mike Myers comedy is a great love story
asked a friend recently what their all-time favourite film is. A director themselves, they named something impressively obscure, then asked me for mine. Without hesitation, I responded with the film I declare to be the greatest love story of all time. It wasn’t Sense and Sensibility, nor Casablanca, nor Titanic. No, it is ... Wayne’s World.as Wayne Campbell, and Dana Carvey as Wayne’s best friend Garth Algar.
Slimy producer Benjamin Kane makes them an offer of $5,000 apiece for the rights to their show, while trying to steal away Wayne’s girlfriend Cassandra . The rest of the movie, in broad strokes, sees Wayne and Garth attempt to stop Benjamin’s nefarious plans and save the day.In years gone by, I would have – and have – given a different answer as to what my favourite film is. I would have named a cult horror, or perhaps a slice-of-life indie.
Wayne’s World functions in much the same way as the very best of so-called chick flicks, which are fundamentally about love: romantic, yes, but also the love shared between friends. And Wayne’s World is all about love: between Wayne and his dream woman Cassandra, but also the deep and abiding platonic love shared by Wayne and Garth, and their unconditional, enduring love of music.
Wayne and Garth’s friendship is the beating heart of the movie. Socially awkward Garth’s insecurities counterbalance Wayne’s casual confidence, just as his air drumming provides the perfect backbeat for Wayne’s air guitar. When Wayne and Garth have a fight, the stakes feel higher than when Wayne and Cassandra fight. It is Garth to whom Wayne must prove his devotion, because it’s Garth who really knows Wayne.
and coming-of-age drama Suburbia. Her presence behind the camera lends Wayne’s World serious music credibility and perhaps contributes to why it feels like we could be watching two girls, or two people of any gender, who just happen to be named Wayne and Garth. It’s not a movie for boys: it’s a movie for fans, for lovers. It’s silly, funny and, yes, light. I’ve seen it more than 20 times and I’ll keep watching it until the day I die, because I love it and I’m no longer embarrassed to admit it.
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