'First Date,: Analysis Of First Dates'

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“But a man in love will go to any lengths to win over the girl of his dreams” this was the primary idea of the film. Inspired by the touch of Hawaiian paradise, Fifty (50) First Dates revolves around the story of the woman-chasing marine veterinarian, Henry Roth and his love interest, Lucy Whitmore, a girl with a short-term memory loss. Henry termed as the womanizing tourist and who has the talent of wooing women, but he has this fear of having committed to a ‘serious relationship.’ Until one day, on his way to Ohau, his boat breaks down while sailing around. So he took his way to Hukilau Café while waiting for a coast guard. There he got to encounter with Lucy Whitmore, which is to him, ‘the girl of his dreams.’ The next day, Henry made …show more content…

Involvement which happened during their first multi-conversation and after Lucy recovered from her past experience. Intimacy when the two decided that they would bring their relationship in to the next level as observed on their very first date. Then, Deterioration happens when Lucy finally realized that whenever she woke up without her short-term memory, she thought that Henry and she wouldn’t have a good future, having kids and forming family. So, she decided to have Dissolution. She talked to Henry explaining about her perspective of their future, though Henry doesn’t want to end up their relationship like that, he agreed on Lucy’s part. Repair happened in the last part of the movie, wherein, Henry reminisced what Lucy’s dad said to him, “He remembers you on the first day you met.” He came back to Ohau, and settle with …show more content…

Some communication issues also happened in this movie part. One is the Family’s secret. Lucy’s dad and her brother clandestinely kept about her syndrome made by her past accident; on critical basis, maybe they want to protect Lucy from getting hurt out of that doom memories. Second is the Family’s ritual, though Whitmore’s ritual is ‘kinda’ weird, doing the same thing over and over again just to cover up Lucy from being aware of her ‘real’ situation. Then the day came when Lucy became cognizant of her condition, though a little she felt hurt because of keeping it from her, there is REPAIR to the situation made by her

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