"Say Anything" 1989

Somehow I never got a chance to watch "Say Anything" starring John Cusack until tonight when I stumbled upon it on Netflix.  Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing has yet to be determined because we all know that Netflix sucks the life out of you and it was at least my third movie of the day.
I digress - this post is about my feelings on the film, not a synopsis of my day.
I have heard reference to one specific scene of this film for many years.  It has never even been a reference to the entire scene, though.  It has only ever been a reference to a very particular moment in that scene - Lloyd (played by John Cusack) standing outside Diane's (played by Ione Skye) window.  I mean, that image is even on the movie poster.  I am sorely disappointed in how that scene played out, actually.  I thought it was going to make everything better, but it didn't.
This film is in the genre of Romantic Comedy, and while some things were funny and there was romance involved, I honestly would not have ever put it into that genre.  It doesn't really fit into any genre really, other than "80's films" which is obviously not a real genre but there are a whole slew of films made in the 80's that should create that genre.  Not all 80's films fit it, but I think you know the ones I'm referring to; I'm looking at you, "Breakfast Club" and "Sixteen Candles".
I was very confused about the point of the movie the entire time, as well.  Usually there is a particular purpose behind films but this one I just did not see or get.  The title also confuses me.  I love when I can determine the reason behind the title of film; usually there is a reference within the dialogue or cinematography.  But I did not catch it this time.  Maybe I missed a line or maybe it has a deeper meaning that I have yet to figure out, but this film seemed more like an amateur docu-drama than a Hollywood Classic.
Sure the situations were wrapped up (in a brown paper bag from Publix, tied loosely with some random ribbon found in the bottom of the Christmas decorations box, with a name scribbled on top in crayon) and it wasn't just some random dialogue with bad actors and no plot, but the feel of the movie was just strange and unusual to me.
I do enjoy other 80s films, but maybe this one was released just too close to when I was born for me to really appreciate it and I don't understand any of the references; I really don't know.
I think the whole IRS scam with Diane's father just confused me to the point of not being able to enjoy the film.  The film in general did not play out as I had expected it to, just based on my knowledge of a portion of a scene and I suppose that is what bothered me throughout the entire film.  I only knew about a 5 second clip of a 100 minute film and that is simply no way to go about film knowledge.  Maybe if I watch it again in the future I can appreciate it more.  For now, it's going in the category of 'movies about random events that are mostly related but have no purpose being made into a film' in my mind.
So, until next time--