Film Analysis: Meet The Parents

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During the movie Meet the Parents, the main character Greg Focker wants to propose to his girlfriend Pam Byrnes. Before he proposes he wants to meet her parents first. During a dinner scene in the film Greg tries his best to please Pam’s father, Jack. Greg makes jokes about an urn placed at the top of the fireplace and is soon told it is the ashes of Jack’s mother. Greg attempts to make light of the situation by bringing out the champagne he had bought. While unscrewing the top it pops off and hits the urn making the urn fall on the wood floor and shatter into pieces. According to Thomas C. Foster, when a failed meal occurs it can cause negative outcomes. This statement is true based on Meet the Parents because Jack continues to dislike Greg

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