Don't get me wrong I love Julia Roberts and I love this movie, but Julianne is terrible! I understand that she thinks she loves him, but he is someone else's fiance! And going to his wedding to sabotage is and ruin there possible marriage is selfish and awful! Your supposed to root for Julianne but I never did. I don't know just a thought lol.
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i dont know if i agree or not to be honest
Jules nature wasnt really mean
when she told george something like if wouldnt have to hate her(KImmy) i would love her.
you can see she is a very good pesron but she came to Fight for the love of her life
all is fair in love and war, maybe thats what julianne was thinking
but she played dirty.
the letter, they way she made them fight at the bar, and of course when she kissed michael.
Protagonists do not have to be perfect characters. Her continue missteps throughout the movie -- that turn out to make her the bad-guy (or villain, as you put it) are kind of what makes the movie funny and interesting.
shareI was about to say the exact same thing. The protagonist doesn't have to be good; The antagonist doesn't have to be a "bad guy". ;)
shareI know, right? I really disliked her...
shareThere is no villain in this film, imo.
The movie IS clearly about Julianne; she IS the protagonist. She's not evil; she's simply human, and, suddenly faced with the reality of the immiment end of a relationship that she'd always assumed would never change, she tries instinctively to regain the special place she had had in Michael's life for the nine years before he met Kimmie.
And fiances don't "belong" to each other. Until they're married, they're still single. No woman ever "stole" a man who didn't go willingly. Kimmie didn't own Michael, and Michael clearly still had some lingering feelings for Jules and some doubts about his impending marriage. Julianne deluded herself into thinking that Michael had made the same mistake that she had made, and wanted him to see that he really loved HER. We can see that, but she has to go through it herself and realize that their relationship has changed forever.
You ARE supposed to root for Julianne, not for her to get Michael back, but for her to do the right thing and face the fact that she has to learn how to gracefully say goodbye and relinquish the place she used to have in Michael's life.
"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"
And fiances don't "belong" to each other. Until they're married, they're still single. No woman ever "stole" a man who didn't go willingly.
"Protagonist" is another word for "main character" - the person with whom we're suppose to identify ourselves. It doesn't mean that she HAS to be a hero/heroine or be good... I suppose in a way she's kind of an "antihero"
shareThat's the thing, you're not supposed to root for Julianne. That's what makes it such a good movie, and so different from other romantic comedies. She's the protagonist AND the villain.
shareYou're right. And that's what made this movie so funny and great. We saw the main character going a crazy and ridiculously trying to ruin a marriage. The journey and drama was heartfelt and hilarious and in the end, the right thing happened. She learned a lot about herself and relationships and everyone was happy.
This movie is one of the most entertaining romantic comedies. I just love it!
Engagements exist as trial periods, otherwise people would just get married immediately. It's not the same as being married. No one made Michael act on feelings for Jules, who was only there because Michael had begged her to be there.
If Michael and Kim had been that strong a couple, there was no way Jules could have gotten under Michael's skin. When people cheat, they do it willingly.
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