Wedding Crashers
Well I had a weekend with my girls where we just binged a bunch of stupid-funny movies, but I think we all got a little tired of them by the end. Nonetheless, I have now seen a whole selection of these light-hearted, somewhat inappropriate films. The first is Wedding Crashers.
As I begin to write this post, I realize that the plot is simple and rather predictable. Two friends, John and Jeremy, crash weddings to find women. They attend the biggest social event of the season, the wedding of the Treasury Secretary's daughter, and set their sights on her sisters. Except, John breaks a rule and falls for Claire. As a result, the men must keep up the lie they created while joining the family for a weekend at their estate. Jeremy is frustrated with his friend, and scared off by his clingy new girlfriend, Gloria. John, on the other hand, must compete with Claire's current boyfriend. John finds out that Sack, the boyfriend, really isn't a nice guy: he cheats, and he was only interested in her because of her father.
Honestly, I don't think I really need to explain how the rest of this goes, because it is quite predictable. Claire creates a bone of contention between Jeremy and John, and when the lies come to light, the friends fight and part ways. The lies also drive a wedge between Claire and John. John gets depressed and continues his wedding crashing on his own. He even crashes a funeral with Jeremy's mentor.
In the end, Jeremy falls for Gloria and ends up marrying her (possibly the least predictable part of this ending). John is very angry at first, but realizes that he needs to be there for his best friend. At the wedding, he also confesses his love for Claire, and the couples live happily ever after.
In between, there are some love triangles that really don't affect the plot, ones that are both creepy and funny. The mother hits on John whenever she has the chance. The brother becomes obsessed with Jeremy, thinking that there is a relationship between them.
This movie was cute, if predictable, in terms of the love story. The sexual humour was unneeded to make this movie entertaining, but it wasn't over the top so I don't think it was made the movie worse.
As I write this, I realize one thing that was done with this story to make viewers side with John rather than Sack. John is a womanizer, and at times quite a selfish man. He can also be very childish and temperamental. So how do the filmmakers cause viewers to root for him and want him to end up with Claire? Simple; they make Sack an all-around bad guy. He is aggressive, and often rude. On top of that, he is a cheater and a power-hungry man who doesn't care for Claire. If Sack had been your average Joe, would John really seem like the better option, even if we could tell that there was a mutual adoration between him and Claire? I doubt it.
Still, if you're looking for something fun and light to watch, the predictability and all of that is easy enough to ignore that the movie is still enjoyable.
As I begin to write this post, I realize that the plot is simple and rather predictable. Two friends, John and Jeremy, crash weddings to find women. They attend the biggest social event of the season, the wedding of the Treasury Secretary's daughter, and set their sights on her sisters. Except, John breaks a rule and falls for Claire. As a result, the men must keep up the lie they created while joining the family for a weekend at their estate. Jeremy is frustrated with his friend, and scared off by his clingy new girlfriend, Gloria. John, on the other hand, must compete with Claire's current boyfriend. John finds out that Sack, the boyfriend, really isn't a nice guy: he cheats, and he was only interested in her because of her father.
Honestly, I don't think I really need to explain how the rest of this goes, because it is quite predictable. Claire creates a bone of contention between Jeremy and John, and when the lies come to light, the friends fight and part ways. The lies also drive a wedge between Claire and John. John gets depressed and continues his wedding crashing on his own. He even crashes a funeral with Jeremy's mentor.
In the end, Jeremy falls for Gloria and ends up marrying her (possibly the least predictable part of this ending). John is very angry at first, but realizes that he needs to be there for his best friend. At the wedding, he also confesses his love for Claire, and the couples live happily ever after.
In between, there are some love triangles that really don't affect the plot, ones that are both creepy and funny. The mother hits on John whenever she has the chance. The brother becomes obsessed with Jeremy, thinking that there is a relationship between them.
This movie was cute, if predictable, in terms of the love story. The sexual humour was unneeded to make this movie entertaining, but it wasn't over the top so I don't think it was made the movie worse.
As I write this, I realize one thing that was done with this story to make viewers side with John rather than Sack. John is a womanizer, and at times quite a selfish man. He can also be very childish and temperamental. So how do the filmmakers cause viewers to root for him and want him to end up with Claire? Simple; they make Sack an all-around bad guy. He is aggressive, and often rude. On top of that, he is a cheater and a power-hungry man who doesn't care for Claire. If Sack had been your average Joe, would John really seem like the better option, even if we could tell that there was a mutual adoration between him and Claire? I doubt it.
Still, if you're looking for something fun and light to watch, the predictability and all of that is easy enough to ignore that the movie is still enjoyable.
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