Are You Kate Winslet Or Cameron Diaz? A Look Back At ‘The Holiday’
Almost 20 years later, The Holiday still hits as one of the best Christmas rom coms ever made.
Imagine for a second that you have the funds, the job flexibility, and the unending trust in humanity required to trade homes with a complete stranger over Christmas. You’re in an entirely new country, a little damaged by love, and all you want to do is hide away to heal. Oh, what’s that? A man has entered the chat? Congrats! You’re in the 2006 Christmas rom com, The Holiday!
But what character are you? Are you the insecure writer who’d do anything for her creepy coworker or a filthy rich trailer editor who can’t cry thanks to her parents’ divorce? You’re about to find out if you’re the Kate Winslet of your story, or the Cameron Diaz.
Do you give up easily, or stick to your guns?
We all hate snow (okay, not all of us, but the ones of us with sense), but are you packing your suitcase as soon as you slip on a bit of ice, running for the airport in a mad dash to get back to your cold-free life? Are you considering ditching your hot new beau just because being with him might take a little extra work? If so, you’re Cameron Diaz.
Are you no stranger to hard work? Will you agree to edit your toxic ex-lover’s manuscript even though you definitely shouldn’t? Will you help your adorable elderly neighbor get fit enough to climb the stairs to accept his rightful honors, even though all you’re getting out of it is the satisfaction of seeing him smile? If so, you’re Kate Winslet.
Are you hung up on someone or have a hard time connecting?
Have you fallen so deeply in one-sided unrequited love that you’ve lost yourself in the hope that someday the object of your affection will suddenly realize that you’re the one for them? If so, you’re Kate Winslet.
Have you gone through a breakup and didn’t even shed a tear, proving to your new ex that you’re the emotionless workaholic robot they always thought you were? If so, you’re Cameron Diaz.
Do you feel like the best friend or the leading lady?
Are you full of confidence in your hotness, ready to accept that people are into you–even if you might not be fully open to the idea of loving them back? Do you leave a wave of broken hearts in your wake? If so, you’re Cameron Diaz.
Do you (incorrectly) feel like you’re never the one that people want? That you’ll always play second to someone else’s shining star, doomed to use your willingness to help as your only way to get even a piece of the spotlight–which leads you to getting constantly taken advantage of? If so, you’re Kate Winslet.
Do you fall for funny men or hot daddies?
Are you the one yearning for a slow-burn romance where you meet a funny, wonderful person that you befriend first while you can work on your insecurities? Do “accidental boob grazes” and silly songs at the video rental store make your heart flutter? If so, you belong with Jack Black.
Do you get worked up at the thought of a hot guy getting so much hotter when he puts his glasses on? Who shows his soft and vulnerable side by loving his children to the moon and back, which makes it all the more special when he opens his heart to include you in that love? If so, you belong with Jude Law.
What’s the verdict? Are you Kate or Cameron?
