“LOVE IN THE MOVIES”

FHS 2450-43 FINAL PROJECT

BY MEGAN HAMILTON

THE MOVIES

What is this movie about?

Dan is a single dad raising three daughters.

Dan writes a parenting column, but doesn’t seem to take his own advice.

Love is…complicated.

Dan meets an amazing woman, which happens to be his brother’s girlfriend.

When something is meant to be, don’t change fate. Go after it!

DAN IN REAL LIFE

What is the main theme

of this movie?

Family support is important.

It is okay if you don’t know

everything, even if you think you

do.

DAN IN REAL LIFE

How have the characters fallen in love?

They first met in a bookstore and

shared their love of books.

They were attracted to each other.

Dan tried not to fall in love with Maria, but through not trying, he fell hard for her.

Maria loved Dan’s sense of humor, and how he cared so much for his daughters.

The two had similar interests and beliefs.

DAN IN REAL LIFE

What is this movie about?

Vicky and Cristina go to

Barcelona, Spain for the summer.

While in Barcelona, the girls meet

a man who invites them to go on

a weekend getaway with him.

The two girls lives change

drastically on the weekend

getaway, for they have fallen in

love with the same man.

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

What is the main theme

of this movie?

Try something new, break old

routines, take an adventure!

Don’t settle for something you

are unsure about.

Find who and/or what makes you

happy.

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

How have the characters

fallen in love?

Cristina and Juan Antonio flirt

constantly, take little romantic trips

around Spain, and eventually move

in together.

Vicky and Juan Antonio go on a

romantic date where they talk for

hours, visit Antonio’s home, go to

art museums and listen to Spaniard

guitarists, and have a romantic

candle light dinner.

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

What is this movie about?

Juno is a spunky 16 year girl who

failed to use contraception and

got pregnant.

Juno decides to put her baby up

for adoption.

Juno is on the search to find the

right family for her unborn child.

JUNO

What is the main theme of this movie?

The value of family—Juno wanted her child to have a good family.

The value of life—Juno didn’t abort her pregnancy for she wanted her child to live.

Family is important.

Family will always support you, both in the good and bad.

JUNO

How have the characters fallen in love?

Juno and Bleeker have been best friends since they were little kids.

Bleeker passes a note to Juno asking her if she loves him; she tells him “yes”.

They are each other’s “first loves” so everything is new and exciting for them.

Juno and Bleeker have similar interests and likes; they love playing music and listening to albums of old bands.

JUNO

These movies all had an important message that can be taken away from

watching them. In Dan in Real Life and Juno, you learn how important it is

to have family. You learn that your family will always be there to support

you and will always be there for you. In Vicky Cristina Barcelona, you learn

how important it is to find what makes you happy and if you are not happy

with something, change it and try something new.

These three movies also gave insight into how people fall in love. In every

movie, the characters grew close to each other and ended up loving each

other because they had similar interests, beliefs, values and were attracted

to one another.

The last thing to be taken from these movies is that love can be

complicated, but in the end, love always wins.

MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS

Allen, W. (Director). (2008). Vicky Cristina Barcelona [Motion Picture].

Hedges, P. (Director). (2007). Dan in Real Life [Motion Picture].

Reitman, J. (Director). (2007). Juno [Motion Picture].

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WORKS CITED