Thursday, 15 January 2015

Four Weddings and a Funeral

                                                              Four Weddings and a Funeral 




"stop the clocks
cut off the telephone
prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
silence the pianos
and with muffled drum
bring out the coffin
let the mourners come
let the aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
scribbling on the sky message
he is dead
put crepe bows around the white necks of the public doves
let traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves
he was my north my south my east and west
my working week and my sunday rest
my noon my midnight my talk my soon
i thought that love would last forever
i was wrong
the stars are not wanted now
put out everyone
pack up the moon the dismantle the sun
pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood
for nothing now can ever come to and good"

    I want to use the poetry i really favorite in this film as a start.From this name- Four weddings and a funeral,we can know that this film was separated in 5 sections.First time when i heard this name,i think it will have 4 weddings and a funeral like its name,but i did not  think that the funeral is belong to Gareth because he is the happiestand optimistic person in this film ,but i know a good film always has other plan--reasonable in sense but beyond expectation.This film was made in 1994.Starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell .It is a really successful film,but unfortunately,it appears in 67th Oscar.even if it did not encounter like Shawshank or Forrest Gump which full of  American spirt and lucky man,it is also difficult to use its no married end which challenge the old-fashion and the authority to contend with Pulp Fiction.I just can say it was born untimely.


    Hugh grant is a famous english comedy star.This film made his fame onto a new stage.In this film ,he gives people the impression-kind and honest, and  his handsome appearance and charming is unchanged remain.Moreover,my favorite is the actress Carrie by Andie MacDowell played.In the third wedding, she married with the man whose age as thrice as her.they hold the wedding in the scotland,and use the scottish music as the background .they are dance with wear scottish dress. the beautiful scene make the spectator to remember them.


     This film reflect some problems of social reality : single ,homosexual,male-famel relationship ect.At the same time,it shows the feature of west culture:they give more respect ,space and free to each other than east people.they can understand other's life without disturb them .love is always a question bewteen relationships.
 
    The director make a suspense for his spectator. When we watch this film ,we will think who will married with Charles? we all know that he had a lot of girlfriend before.but he did not want to married with anyone. in the forth wedding.Charles was told that Carrie was divorced .he begin to hesitate-get married or choose his love.Finally,lovers always can be together.The suspense throughout the whole movie, and  revealed the answer at the end.
   
     At the end of film ,the director use the way of photo to show Charles ,Carrie and their children ,and reflect the love life of Fiona,Matthew ect.it makes people feel very perfect for its end.




    <Four weddings and a funeral >is a classic romantic comedy . It use a humorous way to show about 8 people who did not get married often attend their friends's wedding. Beacuse their age is already not young anymore. So it is definitely that they have to accept the gossip from others before they get older.
They make these weddings into an important turning point in their lives --to find true love.
 
Charles had a lot of girlfriend before.But he do not want to get married with anyone, i remember there is a scene- Hannah thought Charles is preparing their wedding,but he just thought how to leave her. To be honest, it is very cruel.because most people who fall in love with their other half think they will have a perfect family in the future.

With the end of the third wedding,followed by a funeral.we have to say it is a perfect combination.This solemn funeral brought to a climax of the film.Make audience to calm down and out of the comedy atmosphere.Only the happiest and the saddest thing can make people to grow up.
When Charles regret to married with Hannah, Actually,i feel angry firstly because he hurt Hannah 's heart for his own love.But on the other hand ,if we really want to get married with someone who is not our true love.i think if we do it we will look like a walking dead without soul.we can not feel happy in the rest of life.But I believe everyone has different opinion.


In the end of this film ,Charles asked Carrie if she willing to get together with him without wedding.Carrie said "i do". In my mind ,if lovers make sure they really love each other ,they do not need use marriage to control each other.Sometimes the beginning also means losing.







3 comments:

  1. OK, but as a media student you need to be able to refer to what you watch and read in detail: year? director? actors?

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  2. Have you read any reviews? Can you reflect on the themes or style in this film? Is there anything particularly British about it? Try and do more than describing the plot and your own feelings...

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