preview

The Proposal Essay

Decent Essays

The Proposal was released on June 1, 2011 in Hollywood, California. This romance/comedy was directed by Anne Fletcher. The Proposal has one of the most foreseeable yet heart melting love stories of all time.

In this movie, a publisher, originally from Canada’s, VISA expires. She makes a last ditch effort to stay in the country by saying that she is engaged to her assistant, Ryan Reynolds. The “couple” tries to escape suspicion of their engagement by venturing to Alaska for Andrew’s grandmother’s 90th birthday party.

The casting for The Proposal was exceptional. Everyone can call that Margaret, Sandra Bullock, and Andrew, Ryan Reynolds, are going to end up together. It’s your typical, cheesy, movie romance. This fact does not ruin the movie …show more content…

Throughout the movie, a fun whimsical tune is played in the background of most scenes to fit the comedy aspect of the movie. When the mood of the scene becomes more serious, such as a scene when Margaret and Andrew are having a moment, the music changes to deeper, drawn out, chords. This music was also used to psych audience members out. In certain scenes, Andrew and Margaret will start to share what appears to be a moment and the slower, more serious, background music is played. Then the moment is squandered by the nosey grandmother coming into the room and ruining the moment. At this time, the music goes back to the fun, comedic, music.

Although I said that the acting was phenomenal, there was a time in the movie when I felt a little awkward. This was at the end of the movie when Andrew is professing his love for Margaret. After a long drawn out dialogue is spoken between the pair, Andrew says, “Marry me. Because I’d like to date you.” During this whole sequence I felt very awkward. I’m not sure if this was because of the acting on Reynolds part or just the script.
The Proposal is one of my all time favorite movies. This film would be a great movie to watch on a girl’s night. It has everything a girl could ask for, love, comedy, and Ryan

Get Access