Waitress Movie Analysis

In the film, Waitress (2007), Jenna Hunterson has just found out that she is pregnant with her abusive husband, Earl.However, throughout the film, Jenna begins to have an affair with Dr. Jim Pomatter, whom is the knight and shining armor to help Jenna get away from her abusive husband, and try to “save the day.” In the film, Director Adrienne Shelly demonstrates to the audience how the Power and Control Wheel is used in the film, through examples such as emotional abuse, male privilege, and intimidation. On the other hand, the film has made errors in regards to what a domestic violence relationship would look like by adding in an unhealthy relationship with a married doctor, how Jenna did not officially end the relationship with her husband

In the film, Dr. Pomatter goes over to Jenna’s home when Earl goes off to work. During this scene, Dr.Pomatter is there to keep Jenna safe from any harm that Earl has caused in the past. When watching this part of in the movie, I forgot for a second that her husband has abused her and that when you look the connection between Dr.Pomatter and Jenna it looks just like a romantic comedy where everything in the world for one second is okay,everything was just “perfect.” When looking at this scene, the two good looking main leads are alone in the house and see how the main female lead is teaching male lead how to make pies but he pretends he doesn’t know what do. Towards the end of the scene, they Jenna and Dr. Pomatter have a conversation that is looked as the cherry to the top of the perfect sundae of a romantic comedies or “chick flicks.” With his romantic charm ,Dr. Pomatter says, “I could find the whole world meaning of life in those sad eyes.”(Waitress, 2007) In caught in the moment, Jenna responds with, “Wow…” And like any romantic movie, they end the conversation with a big romantic kiss. To add, towards the end of the movie when Jenna goes into labor, both Earl and Dr.Pomatter are in the same room together, yet it had never crossed Earl’s mind that Jenna saw Dr.Pomatter behind his back. Again, going back to the romantic comedy idea where two male leads are fighting over the main female role. Also, to make things strange for Jenna is that Dr.Pomatter’s wife, was in the same room with Jenna right before she gave birth to her