Spoilers forThe Royal Tenenbaumsfollow.
One of the films most iconic andsartorially inspiringfigures is Margot Tenenbaum, played by Gwyneth Paltrow.
The familys only daughter is a gifted but troubled playwright with lots of secrets.
And now, for the films 20th anniversary, Im here to state my case.
Lets channel theinvestigative tendencies of the cosmic scorpionand start sorting through the evidence to prove it.
She was known for her extreme secrecy, he says of Margot.
Only acalculated and clandestine Scorpiocould manage to hide so much about themselves from their inner circle for so long.
Even her husband, with whom she lived, was completely unaware of her 22-year smoking habit.
Scorpios areknown for being very private peoplewho play their cards close to their chest.
Even Margots romantic arc throughout the film culminates in some secret-keeping.
Although perhaps, givenMargots Scorpionic nature, thats not necessarily a bad thing.
Scorpios arefixed water signs, so they have a tendency to stew in their feelings.
But we didnt just catch present-day Margot at the wrong time.
She rarely shows an ounce of emotion, even while verbally expressing that shes depressed or distraught over something.
During emotionally fraught moments, shes usually hiding in the background or excusing herself entirely.
Even Margots iconic fashion sense with its echoes ofdark academia contributes to her enigmatic and edgy Scorpio mystique.
(You know, like how Cher and Joshend up together inClueless.)
Their relationship definitely flirts with the forbidden, but for Margot, thats probably part of the thrill.
Scorpios love extremes, and they dont mind being outsiders.
Margot lets go of her secrets in the end well, some of them, anyway.
And in the case of Margot Tenenbaum, weredefinitelydealing with a Scorpio.
