Is it normal that i love sweeney todd? like, love him?

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(Long and detailed. You can just skim through if need be.) I'm a girl. (Obviously.) I've fallen in love with Sweeney Todd. I've seen the original Broadway play on DVD too, but to be specific, it's Johnny Depp's version. Not Johnny Depp, just his character. Please don't judge whether my love for him is real or just another case of the butterflies. Hell, I don't even remember what the butterflies felt like. My love for him is chaste, too. I think about hugging him, loving him, being with him, kissing him... etc. Yes, I fantasize about him all the time. 24/7. But if I fantasized about him sexually I'd be disgusted with myself. Believe me, I don't do that. I've found the deeper happiness that only true love can give. All this is so strange, though, since he's just a fantasy. Since he's not real I know it's hard for others to understand. But this is not something I asked for or something I can just get over. In that sense, it's like finding out you are lesbian or gay by falling in love with the same sex. It's been a year since I watched the movie for the first time. What caused me to fall in love with him was the fact that he loved his wife so much. He was hurt so badly. But I know he loved her. The reason he first started thinking of murder was to avenge her. I'm not saying all of his murders were to avenge her. They became a way of releasing his anger and eventually satisfying his own thirst for vengeance. *SEMI-SPOILER!* But what stayed on my mind was the way he cradles her at the end. *SPOILER OVER!* He loved in a way that is so rare in today's world. No other man cares that deeply about their wife. It was his separation from her that left him such a broken heart. He stayed loyal to her and loved her even as *SPOILER!* a crazy old-looking beggar woman/whore. *SPOILER OVER!* Most other guys don't get that emotionally involved with someone. My dad says guys like that are wimps. But I say guys who aren't willing to be loyal and make a life-time bond are senseless jerks. But, sadly, they make up most of the male population. Not trying to be sexist, it's true. :( (Not all guys are like that, I know.) So that's what made me love him. And on the plus side, he's beautiful. So now that you know the details, am I a normal person? Is this normal? I think it's weird, myself. And it's left me thinking negatively about myself. Please, I need someone else's opinion. And please comment if you can help me or have advice, Thank you so much!

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  • squirrelgirl
    13 years ago

    I think that the love you have for Sweeney is a really beautiful thing. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

    I myself am a huge fan of Johnny Depp's roles in Tim Burton's movies. Johnny Depp's talented method of acting really brings the characters to life and makes you feel for them. I love those characters very dearly, in a nonsexual and non-romantic way. I don't understand how anyone can sit there and watch those movies and NOT feel something for them.

    I even have a few of those characters as imaginary friends. Yes, that includes Sweeney Todd (though to be honest I tend to spend more time hanging out with Willy Wonka and the Mad Hatter).

    If you ever want to talk more about this kind of thing, please feel free to message me. I have a feeling that you and I could become very good friends. :)

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    If you are saying you are imagining an relationship with that character yes. Characters in movies are often very attractive and designed to be likable by a certain audience of people. I think many people have imagined relationships with such characters. Myself included.

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  • quentari
    10 years ago

    Well because I'm not you I can't judge your level of love for anything, let alone Sweeny Todd.

    BUT it's normal to get very attached to fictional characters. It's normal to feel a deep attraction to fictional characters (sometimes just for their looks, sometimes how the character is portrayed). It's normal to feel like you love a fictional character.

    So I guess it's only a small step to assume it's normal to love a fictional character.

    That being said, however, you really need to get over him. There's no way you can be with him and focusing too much on it will only hurt you in the long run.

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  • la_la_la_la
    11 years ago

    Hiya,

    I too thought WW was sexy – he looked just like Brian Molko. I've had some weird crushes, & from experience I suggest you keep yours under wraps unless you can cope with a lot of teasing.

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  • ibreathelectric
    11 years ago

    Yep. Totally had a huge crush on Sweeney Todd. Been there, done that. Totally normal... Johnny Depp is REALLY good at becoming magnetic characters (Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands.. you know?). It's like an Edward-from-Twilight spinoff... totally okay :)

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  • kit-kat-bar
    12 years ago

    You are obsessed with fiction, yea its not real!! Get it?? It is not real and the more you watch it the more you are just torturing yourself cause its not real!! WHy do this to yourself. The producers spent a lot of time and money making sure that you like the character,, so you do!! Just get ahold of yourself cause its not realll!!!! I say it is normal, cause I myself am always thinking and imagining and it is really fun to imagine about someone, especially a character you can feel that you have a sense of. Are you really in love with the character or do you just think that you are, that Is how I used to feel about EMINEM, I finally grew out of that phase.

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  • BallerinaCass
    13 years ago

    Sooo basically you need an evil romantic who likes to cut peoples throats for revenge...I totally get you.

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  • CillyMe
    13 years ago

    Now I feel slightly less guilty for thinking Willy Wonka was hot. Any man with that body could wear a pageboy and get away with it ;)

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Im in love with celebrities and characters I never met I think it's normal xD

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  • randomjelly
    13 years ago

    You can lust, fantasize, adore, etc the character but you cannot be "in love" with someone you've never met or a character from a movie.

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  • wreckd
    13 years ago

    Yeahh. The character is hot in a morbid sort of way. :P

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