Diegesis In Bridget Jones

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A Diegesis is a word used to describe the " total world of story action". In the beginning scene of the film Bridget Jones (the main character) begins speaking, the point of these beginning scenes is to use voice-over narration, which means; the camera is taking the audience to different places in Bridget's daily life and not pointed directly at her while she speaks. Throughout the entire film, the audience is taken through the timeline of Bridget's life as she is in her thirties, weighs 136 pounds, and smokes about 42 cigarettes a day and drinks an obscene amount of vodka. We see this information as it appears on the screen once Bridget feels the need to start a diary to keep track of the obstacles she intends to overcome throughout the next …show more content…

The way the English speak sounds proper, and sophisticated, even when saying curse words. The weather during the beginning of the film is cold and around Christmas time, then entering the middle of the film it seems to be spring time and by the end of the film, it is cold and once again Christmas. This takes us through a chronological timeline of what seems to be a year of Bridget's life. The audience begins to see how Bridget shapes and molds herself into a strong and independent woman, who only wants to be loved and avoid dying fat, alone, and eaten by wild dogs. This film is a romantic comedy, because although the true message of the story is somewhat sad, it is comparable to most audiences, and gives off the impression to not live life so seriously. The camera angles in the film help us to relate to the main characters point of view or of the setting around the main character, we follow Bridget throughout the entire film as she encounters new and old relationships, through her daily ordeals and decision making. The plot of the film is about love and the producers of this film intended for the audience to truly understand what Bridget Jones feels about certain situations and what conflicts and resolutions that came about in this time in her

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