Why is it that a man can recite every line from a movie after seeing it a maximum of two times? Why can’t women memorize movie lines? I’m sure there is a woman who can do the movie lines, and there is some guy who can’t, but in general, have you ever noticed this? I’m curious as to what causes the phenomena.

Here’s my hypothesis: When a woman watches a movie, she’s wants to be entertained. She’s  in love with the story, and never the characters. Women get lost in the esoteric aspects of a movie (which is why they’re generally not hot for the action/drama, there is no esoteric value in a “shoot-em-up” flick). Guys, well…we like the smaller things. We pick out parts of a movie (including characters or lines) which we completely identify with. This is why the woman is always asking “Does he know she’s waiting with a knife behind that door?” and the man can always answer “No. No he doesn’t”. He’s been paying attention to the plot and how it affects the characters. She’s been asking herself “Why does she want to kill him?”

Of course if it’s a “Lifetime Original” movie, it’s because all men are bad, and therefore deserve to die.

At the end of a movie, the guy is recalling and cataloging specific lines which he can use at work or in other social situations. The woman is putting the whole movie together and will determine if the meaning of life was somehow buried deep inside.

Hans: “Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy?”
McClane: “Yippee-ki-ya Motherfucker.”
-Die Hard, 1988