Silver Linings Playbook: One Of My Favorite Movie

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Silver Linings Playbook is one of my favorite movies. At first, I did not consider it for this project because I was thinking of all the cliché happily ever after love movies. Suddenly, I remembered this movie does have an important relationship in the story line and thought it would be interesting to examine further. Pat, played by Bradley Cooper, is the main character in the movie. Pat had a rough past as he walked in on his wife cheating on him with a co-worker that began a downhill slope. Caught in the moment, Pat nearly beat his wife’s new lover to death. Unfortunately, Pat was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and was placed in a mental hospital for treatment for a number of months as he struggled to recover from the traumatizing experience with ex-wife Nikki. Luckily, Pat’s parents agree to take him in again once he is released from the institution. Pat has a rough time accepting any time has passed and still believes he can work his relationship out with Nikki. Refusing to accept the truth, reality is that Nikki has divorced Pat, moved
Personally, I think this movie relates closer to real life because it touches on taboo topics and struggles real people deal with. Hardships are included that many people would rather shy away from, but it does of course have a happy ending. It is easy to see how a relationship can develop even if it started in a non-love or no interest in whatsoever phase. Proximity, familiarity, and similarity are key in building and sustaining a relationship (Miller, 2015). Furthermore, the importance of friend and family approval truly does have a significant impact of the quality and success of a relationship, as illustrated in the movie. Pat and Tiffany develop a special bond overtime that turns into a happy consummate relationship that is based upon the basic and core relationship

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