I just couldn’t help it today. I had to watch a
movie. But not just any movie, I ended
up watching the movie of a spinster who writes colourful tales about her
love-life in her small diary and hence, very rightfully it’s a movie that goes
by the name, “Bridget Jones Diary”.
Apart from the witty and humorous British dialogues
and the many viewings of Bridget’s colourful panty closet that ranged from huge
grandma panties to some sleazy animal printed ones, I couldn’t help but
appreciate the task a single woman has to handle all her life, just to get the
right man.
Is there even such a thing as a right man? Even if
there is or “are”, how would one know who that bastard is? They are everywhere-
firstly in every spinster’s dreams, then on the various television channels and
then there are a few from work, some old college friends or even a few school
friends for that matter and not to mention the many handsome faces one eyes on
the road in general.
But these men are like mirages. They look too real
and even reachable from a distant but if a girl even loses her place and falls
for such flashy stuff, she sure is gonna realise that what she “thought” is
real, is indeed fake.
Ultimately, such befuddlement would often lead to
the usual heart breaks, teary nights, excessive eating and emotionally moronic
behaviours that would in-turn lead to some scruffy embarrassments on the
outward public eye. But Bridget Jones faced all of it and still found her guy
at the end. How Charming!!
If this turned out to be true in real life, I wouldn’t
be sitting here and writing this stuff for starters. Yet I’m a fan of the
movie. Because not even in the movies these days they show an average looking,
slightly fat woman, working in some average job, leading an average life, do her
thing in order to finally find and accept her man.
All thanks to the jazzy, flashy entertainment
industry, there is really not much of a centre stage for average looking women.
Entertainment has its protocols to get their T.R.P’s or whatever the hell they
strive for these days. But very quickly even the real life is turning into reel
these days. It’s a bummer most of these jazzy protocols apply more to women
rather than men. But that’s that and can’t be said or done more regarding this.
It’s a pity, really. One woman’s necessity
is another woman’s horror show!
Now coming back to Bridget, finding a man is no mean
feat. It’s a bloody task indeed. One cannot enact a fairy tale by sitting in
some chamber and waiting for her prince charming to arrive coz F.Y.I, they
would never arrive!
Bridget Jones
(Renee Zellweger), a 32 year old spinster decides to take matters into her own
hands and ends up appearing at her work place in vanishing mini-skirts and
see-through blouses and as planned, gets her boss (Hugh Grant) follow her around
with his heart throbbing at all the wrong places! Funny how the world works! If
a woman is “seeing” someone, then other men (who ignored the same woman
initially) start to show more attention towards her. So that’s how Bridget unknowingly
manages to get her nemesis’s (Colin Firth) attention towards her.
It’s a cute movie and an excellent time pass to
watch it but how much of it can be brought about to real life? “How Bridget can you get to nail some
handsome guy!” the risk involved in the very task of finding a right guy or
just any guy for that matter, is imaginably grave. But heart wants something
the mind doesn’t appreciate.
So if one is all set to take matters into one’s own
hands to find their man, then one should also be ready to face all the atrocities
and humiliations when one has thrown one-self very publicly to a mountainous
task called “Find yer man, woman!”.
Now the question is “How much embarrassments are you
ready to endure in order to find a right guy?”, “Is it even really necessary to
enter such dangerous gamble in one’s life?” ... tough questions, but I don’t
like taking unwanted risks in life unless it’s really exciting. I always had a
heart towards adventure but that was regarding innocent mountaineering or
hiking. Now, this is a very different kind of adventure and I’m not so sure
how cut out I am for this, to tell the truth.
But if the end results of entering such unknown duels
in my life would lead me to be surrounded by similar versions of smirky Hugh
Grants and gentlemanly Colin Firths, then why
not?!
Sigh, dreams I tell ya, they ruin you!!
P.S:
With exams just a few days away, this is what I end up blogging about!! Guilty!
;)
I don't think there's anything called a "right" man, as such.
ReplyDeleteJust several wrong ones, the degree is all that varies.
Ya, that's true in a way...
DeleteHi Neha
ReplyDeleteThe is actually based on a book and there is a sequel to it. not sure if they made it into a movie as well. book was a great read though!
Hi Jaish, yes they have made two movies already and there are talks of third movie on the series too. I haven't read the books though, would love to read them sometime soon :)
DeleteVery nice post Neha..:-) I watched the two parts of the movie Bridget Jones's Dairy..They are my favourite..:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Nagini :) and ya, I love the humorous side of the movie.
DeleteNice post Neha, I like this movie a lot, colin firth is awesome in it! Following your blog now... Keep writing!
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Thank you A. And Colin Firth is one of my favorite actor too! :)
Deletei haven't seen the movie but enjoyed your post....sometimes good enough is good enough !
ReplyDeleteThanks indu and agree with you on this :)
Deletenice post neha ,am now tempted to watch the movie aswell.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alka. Yes, you must watch both parts of Bridget Jones Diary movie. :)
DeleteI wish you will find a right man Neha. I am sure there are a lot of them. the ones who dream to be right for their woman.
ReplyDeleteAmazin review of a movie. would love to watch it now. Thank you :)
Thanks again Mak for the sweet wishes :)
ReplyDeleteAnd do watch the movie asap ;)