Analysis of What a Girl Wants
The movie What A Girl Wants could be said to be a modern take on Pygmalion. It focuses mainly on the relationship of Daphne Reynolds and her parents. Because Daphne's dad was not in their lives, Daphne and her mother's relationship is very close. Although they are a single- parent family they could be classified as a traditional single- parent family, where once the male is gone that role is delegated to the mother. In some occasions the roles reverse and the child becomes the parent and the parent the child. The family in What a Girl Wants start out as a non- traditional, single- parent family and they end up as a typical nuclear family. The movie is mainly regarding Daphne's search for her dad and viewers get to see their relationship blossom. What A Girl Wants concentrates on the effect of society on individuals and situations. Daphne gets into many mishaps in England when she tries to fit in with what society expects of a person of her status. People's views affect families whether in reality or on screen. Daphne is expected to conform to what society decrees is proper behaviour; this has a negative impact on her relationship with her father who is a very important politician in the middle
In Looking For Alibrandi it is the Italian beliefs, customs and practices. They felt that Henry had married below him and eventually their relationship ended because of that. This is also so in Looking For Alibrandi, but in both they become more casual in the end. They do not seem to care for each other at all. Viewers are presented with the question; is what society thinks or expects really what you have to do?Of course in every fairytale there is an evil character- in this case, Henry's fiance and her daughter. The difference between What A Girl Wants and Looking For Alibrandi is that the relationship in What A Girl Wants starts because the child goes looking for her father while in Looking For Alibrandi the interaction/ relationship started out of necessity. Things always turn out perfect, villains get what they deserve and everyone lives happily ever after. In Looking For Alibrandi the villain would be Poison Ivy, except towards the end Josie discovers that Ivy is not really 'poisonous' and that she misjudged her. His parent's story is similar to Daphne's parents' situation except with a happy ending. Hereditariness is also present in Looking For Alibrandi in the way the Josie and her father both act, their tempers etc. This is obviously not so in reality. People in the movie are given an illusion of superiority, for example, the fiance's daughter. Daphne's mum and dad were also affected by society's views. Although everyone knows in reality there is no perfect family in the conclusion of the movie you are presented with the image of a perfect family; Daphne's parents get together again, she is re-united with her boyfriend, she is accepted into Oxford, and they live happily ever after in England with her grandmother.
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