The Film 'Love Actually' by Bridget Jones Essay

“Why Did I Get Married?” directed and produced by Tyler Perry is a movie based on four couples who take a reunion vacation to the Colorado Mountains in order to reunite with friends from college. On this vacation things didn’t go according to plan. Throughout the movie there was heartbreak, infidelity, suppressed feelings, conflict, and secrets raging throughout each of the couples’ relationship in some aspect. With these unfortunate events occurred at various times throughout the film it cause their trip to evolve from a place to relax, enjoy friends, and time off from work into an emotional and tense atmosphere with the involved couple seeking validation from the other couples on the reason why their marriages are the way they are. Even though the movie ended on a good note in their celebration of Janet Jackson’s character (Pat) receiving an award one of the marriages did not survive. This couple’s relationship will be my focus for this paper.

Just as there is a male gaze, there is also a female gaze. Mulvey argues that, “... such arguments don’t consider how insistently women are presented as sexual objects” (Monash). And yet many continue to argue that genres such as romantic comedies invalidate the male gaze’s offensiveness because it sexualizes men in the same way women are. In response Mulvey points out that, “... female viewers are not invited to desire male bodies, instead, they’re positioned, to identify with a heroine that is desired by a man” (Monash). Take the widely popular Love Actually. One of the most prominent romantic comedies in the industry, it follows several storylines of characters falling in love. Though good natured in spirit, the movie’s assigned gender roles pose a problem. The relationship between the latina maid, Aurelia, who doesn’t speak English, and novelist, Jaime is purely physical. Due to the language barrier, they never have an actual conversation and in fact Jaime doesn’t even admit that he’s in love with Aurelia until she strips and jumps in the lake to retrieve his papers. After Jaime leaves, Aurelia learns English, but doesn’t pursue a better situation, instead choosing to wait for him to return. It displays the woman as dependent with a future dependent on the man. Prime Minister, David, and house staffer, Natalie’s, relationship should also be examined. The romance plays on the boss/subordinate trope. It

The lack of sentimentality towards the institution of marriage is initially explored when Cher has a familial conversation with her father. A close up of Cher’s complaining facial expression while saying “you were hardly even married to her” is definitely indicative of how there is a discernible lack of sentimentality towards marriage in this day and age. Divorce is accepted and so too are multiple marriages that might have short durations. This relaxed attitude towards romantic relationships is emphasised when Cher mentions how “showing a little skin… makes them (guys) think of sex”. Her voiceover simply represents how the modern attitude towards marriage connects with the pressure women faced in Emma to marry. Within the “car scene”, a close up of Elton repeatedly attempting to kiss Cher displays how in effect society believes that relationships are based on shallow sentiment and lustful feelings. This is consistent with how Emma exclaims to Harriet that “she will be confined to the society of the illiterate” if she agrees to the proposal because of love. However, the fact that Cher indirectly mentions how lust is an integral part of relationships mean that morals, not social class or education, determine the direction of relationships. Hence, an appropriation provides similar insights into unchanged behaviours over a long period of

A hollow feeling inside of your chest consumes your body. The room is filled with your sobs and hiccuped breaths. A million thoughts are racing through your head; none of these are positive. You tell yourself that you wish you never met them. You plea at the universe to take away all the memories of them. You beg to never again feel this type of agony. If possible, would you eradicate the memory of another human?

Directed by Sharon Maguire in 2001, one hundred and eighty-eight years after Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813, with that, Bridget Jones's Diary would seem be quite diverse to Pride and Prejudice. But it is actually a highly imaginative interpretation of the novel. This modern interpretation is seen through the plot, characters, context, values, language and film techniques.

Love Jones is a sentimental romantic tale dramatization, with an ideal completion, which abandons you sincerely fulfilled. This motion picture has genuine characters in an all over a relationship. With the utilization of a canny post-woman’s rights, lady and a male character who is to some degree libertarian. Occurring in a sentimental view in the late 1990’s Chicago city settings.

“she knows how much the marriage is to Miss Taylor’s advantage.” With both protagonists succumbing to the attitudes of their time the texts can be said to promote the status quo, displaying no real signs of feminism. Overall the film can be viewed as conservative as marriage and love are still presented as the ultimate goal for a woman. Heckerling and Austen employ their texts as a means to explore the role of women in a patriarchal society. In doing so the transformation of the Emma has emphasised how the role of women has only changed in trivial, with the centre of a woman’s world still being focussed on marriage and relationships.

As British literature and film seek to sort out the identity crisis that England finds herself in as a post-imperial nation, a variety of views have emerged concerning solutions for Britain’s confusion. One reoccurring theme to these views is love. A.S. Byatt’s Possession, Zadie Smith’s White Teeth, and The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo, all deal with a traditional, romantic view of true love, whether it is presented as a necessity or a dispensable ideal. While Possession and The Full Monty show romantic love as an essential part of what will push Britain towards rejuvenation, White Teeth presents romance as something that can

The context of a novel or film can greatly affect the values of society through the key concepts of love and marriage, and feminine appearance of a woman. We can clearly observe the comparisons of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice to Sharon Maguire’s 1997 film Bridget Jone’s Diary. The novel Pride and Prejudice was composed in the Regency period where marriage was vitally important for a woman as it meant a financially comfortable and stable future, and it was not based upon true love, whereas Bridget Jones Diary set in a contemporary society where woman married for love and were economically independent on themselves and not relying on their husband. However, both text explores similar aspects where both heroine challenges the

Films are not only made to entertain, but also discuss social issues surrounding the society. It serves as the mirror of the society in depicting its culture, traditions, and social conditions. It is interesting how films are used to show the viewers the different problems revolving around the country—whether it is about love, life, friendship, relationship, marriage, or aging. British films are using films to illustrate the problems and conditions of their society as they deal with male and female conflicts, social class, and marriage. Through the years, these issues are still discussed and explored in the films. The purpose of this paper is to compare two films

The screenplay is not so much excited but simply and profoundly. It praises the strong relationship of couple as they pass good or bad things together. In first 20 minutes of the film begins by taking us through a series of flashbacks in which we learn about Adaline’s life and particularly the accident at the center of her extraordinary condition then going back to her life in present as she just seven weeks away from another move where she meet Ellis Jones, performed by Michiel Huiaman. It is hard to believe other men have not doggedly courted Adaline in the past, being as lovely as she is in both personality and looks but for some reason, it is understood that she has a generally stayed away from romantic attachments. Adaline is incredibly reluctant to change her single status. She gives in to Ellis

I have come up with the idea to create a movie based on the core structure and themes of the play Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. This movie will be a major romance and more shifted toward gaining the public’s acclaim rather than achieving critical success. The audience we will be targeting are young teenage girls and women. Romantic movies have always been primarily liked by females. It gives them an excuse to get together with their friends and to dream about getting swept of their feet by their dream guy. Women are known to be very emotional and this romantic movie will have them laughing at some scenes and crying at others. They will fall in love with Cameron’s (protagonist) beautiful personality and show compassion

Love within the modern society has taken on a flippant meaning, depending on the phraseology used around the context of the word. Love is used interchangeably with the idea that “I love apple pie” to “I love this new car” to the point in which the term love is devalued within our society. How can one say they love their spouse or children and not devalue the true meaning of this intent, when they claim to love apple pie as well? Within the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a careful evaluation of the various love within the play will reveal the difference in the types of love one might feel to describe various situations and relationships. In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, love

Notting Hill is a 1999 British romantic comedy film that was filmed in London. “Although the plot is unconventional for romantic comedy, the setting Notting Hill which is a residential district in London might not seem conductive to the nurture of romantic love because of the absence of nature, and of privacy in the metropolis”. (Notting Hill Essay pg.4) This film is really romantic film with intense heartfelt quality that is shown throughout the film. This is your typical tale of romance that is facing adversity along the way. The film starts with both characters on a level playing field, with both characters leading pretty successful and happy lives. One of the many examples of film techniques used is shown right from the opening scene as the audience is given a great example of non-digetic sound. Anna’s role is signified before we even see her on screen as we hear the audience cheering for Anna while a presenter is giving a speech. Julia must keep this very low as she is a famous movie star and doesn’t want her affairs being leaked out to the papers. During their first encounter the audience gets a great example of mise-en-scene. This example comes from the costumes that the main characters are wearing while meeting for the first time. We notice Grant wearing an open button down shirt symbolizing a calm and casual look while Anna is trying not to be noticed by wearing all black with sunglasses. Once this encounter is concluded Anna realizes that there is only way to see him again without the affair reaching the papers. This is the main theme in many romantic comedy films as the main characters meet through unusual scenarios. Julia gets him to go to a press banquet at the London West End Hotel, and Grant pretends to be one of the journalists that are covering this event. This is really a great job by the screenwriters, as this scene is well observed and shows us that love between the two is there. It shows that

Pride & Prejudice, the quintessential classic that has inspired countless iterations, returned to film in 2005 with fresh faces Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen as protagonists Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Its widely lauded soundtrack, composed by Dario Marianelli, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures category for Original Score, among other awards. If Marianelli and director Joe Wright’s objective was to evoke music of the time period, they seem to have done just that. The Classical style matches the feel of Jane Austen novels and the era in which Pride & Prejudice was written. The romantic relationship between Lizzie and Mr. Darcy is also enhanced by the music. This paper demonstrates that the soundtrack parallels the development of Lizzie and her feelings for Mr. Darcy. Lizzie’s theme is a recurring element that plots their relationship from introduction to inevitably happy end. Further, the theme of “Darcy’s Letter”, present in a number of scenes, helps to depict when Lizzie begins to feel differently about Mr. Darcy. The diegetic playing of Lizzie’s theme also offers an interesting look into the social classes of the time and how they affected relationships.