We are first introduced to the film with an medium
shot of a women walking toward the camera, the first thing you will notice is
that it is snowing , this is a convention for romance films because it
comes across as
romantic and enchanting. Straight away Soliloquy of a women talking about her
life is imported, this gives us some information about who we assume is the antagonist.
The character speaking has a very strong English accent; stereo-typically Americans
admire our accent so this may make the film more popular with a wider audience.
Soliloquy is used in romance films rather a lot to inform us and make us, the audience,
feel sorry for the character. The use of pathetic fallacy is used when you
notice some calm music behind the voice , this mirrors the beautiful calm setting
she is in. The camera then follows the character up a drive where we see a big house;
this infers that she is from the middle class.As soon as her mother is introduced we realise that she is the stereo typical mum who is very interfering in her love life. As she talks about a Japanese women you can notice that she is also racist which is a stereo-type of the elder generation. Another character called uncle G is named, the use of a low angle shot makes her look venerable and makes him look powerful. We then meet Bridgets Dad who is un-
The audience for this film would be between 15-40 year old women , I think this because there is use of explicit language which isn’t suitable for anyone younger but good use of comedy which is liked by adults, it’s also quite realistic to relationships which other women have had, this makes it relatable.
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