It Happened One Night Vs. The Proposal

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It Happened One Night and The Proposal are both romantic comedies that feature a strong, wealthy, powerful female character and a lower-class, subversive male character. In the two movies, one character is forced to comply with the others plan, so their respective secrets are not revealed. We see many instances of tension between the male and female characters, and there are also multiple communication challenges between the genders. Despite the struggles in both films, they each follow the romantic comedy formula by ending with love that conquers all previous conflict. In It happened One Night, Ellie Andrews is a famous, rich girl who feels under pressure from her father telling her what to do all the time. She decides to run away to New …show more content…
In It Happened One Night, Peter and Ellie must pretend to be a married couple, so it is socially acceptable for them to be sharing a room at the camp. Because they are actually strangers, Ellie is not comfortable sharing the room. Peter uses a blanket to separate the room and puts up “The Wall Of Jericho” to give her privacy (Image 1B). Before separating the room, Peter uses the sexual tension between the two of them to make Ellie even more uncomfortable. He begins undressing in front of her, knowing she would not turn away until he was partially undressed. By doing this, Peter gained control over the relationship and could manipulate the tension in his favor. In The Proposal, Andrew’s parents arrange for him and Margaret to share a bedroom and a bed. They instantly feel uncomfortable because they are not a real couple, therefore do not want to share a bed. Andrew creates a place on the floor to sleep and gives Margaret the bed (Image 2B). The next morning, Andrew’s family enters the room, so he and Margaret must lay in the bed together to maintain their fake relationship. This situation creates even more awkward tension between the two. Their tension remains to be an uncomfortable and almost detrimental part of their relationship, rather than something that used in a power
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