The Vow Analysis

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I grew anxious as the “SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT” telescope appeared on TV. Something great was brewing from my television screen. I heard nothing but great things for years about “The Vow” mostly about how hot Channing Tate (Leo) looks or about how stunningly beautiful Rachel Mcadams (Paige) is. Finally, I got to make an opinion for myself on this romantic drama. I pulled my blanket up grabbed the Kleenex and began to melt in “The Vow”.
The Vow portrays an epic love story with a trial, tragedy, and romance. This Sony picture was released in 2012 just four days before valentine’s day. Kind of puny for director Michael Suscy to have his romantic tale be told on the most romantic holiday. Leo (Channing Tatum) is an early twenty-year-old music producer, …show more content…

He began to see that maybe he wasn’t good enough for Paige and that the love he thought would be forever was just seasonal. It was in that moment where the fairy tale ending of Paige and Leo falling back in love became a distant memory. For in that moment, the rather cliché “love always prevails” was shattered. Leo gave up and Paige was trying to move on and spark an old flame. Instead of the movie begins to focus on the grand scheme of life and finding oneself through the hardship. Some reviewers have shown great disinterest in this film because they say that it is filled with cliché meanings and the ending was horrible. Such as Metacritic Luke Christian argues that “the narration is cheesy the romance is not enough to please the audience, and that it was a romantic cheesy grand opera full of clichés”. But I take the opposing side with CINEMABLENDS reviewer Katey Rich, who stated that “There are a few more narrative twists that keep The Vow from being total sentimentalist soup, and it's hard to deny it's unique to see a man attempting to woo a woman who's not only not particularly interested but is legally bound to him”. To see such a soft side in a man and a harsh cold shoulder in a woman is very unlikely in any romantic film. To see a man in a vulnerable state and not a woman is what makes The Vow so unique. The film concludes with a snowy scene in the city where Paige and Leo coincidently happen to be passing by one another at what was their favorite coffee shop. Paige states that she has been keeping tabs on Leo and knows he’s not seeing anyone, he asks if she is seeing anyone and the two exchange grins. This follows with them whisking away in the winter nights of the windy city to their forever. Love isn’t created by perfection just perfect

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