10 Things I Hate About You - 1
Many movies follow the typical “Hollywood pattern”, that is, they provide no greater meaning, no deeper purpose, than solely to entertain. However, this is not the case, as shown in ’10 Things I Hate About You’, directed by Gil Junger. The movie explores important ideas and themes, such as, the role of women in the 21st century, peoples judgments and the power that Shakespearean symbols hold.
The movie breaks down the idea of the liberated woman of the 21st century. This is shown throughout the movie, but one main example is when the script-writer surprises us when we learn Kat’s reason for being an anti-emotional person. Scene 20 portrays the transformation in Kat’s life when her emotional poem reveals her love for Patrick. During the poem Kat surrenders to Patrick by crying in front of the class and admitting that “…mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you…”, shows, through the use of a paradox, that Kat wants to hate Patrick but can’t. By using the repetition of a strong word like “hate” throughout the poem to make the once harsh word sound like a polite word used to describe one’s love.
The movie also highlights that Patrick can control her. This is shown when Patrick gives Kat a guitar to make up for what he did. Patrick shows us that he knows that he has the power to control her, by saying “There’s always drums, and bass, and maybe even one day a tambourine”. Junger employs the use of shot/reverse shot editing to show Patrick’s reaction towards Kat when she is reading her poem. During editing Junger purposely makes the last shot in the scene longer to show Patrick and allow the viewers to process and think about what just happened. Another issue that is raised is about the stereotypical role of women in the 21st century is whether a woman needs a man to feel complete. This is suggested because the movie ends with everyone in a relationship. Also Kat says that she is an individual and does not like any males that go to her school. She later starts a
The movie breaks down the idea of the liberated woman of the 21st century. This is shown throughout the movie, but one main example is when the script-writer surprises us when we learn Kat’s reason for being an anti-emotional person. Scene 20 portrays the transformation in Kat’s life when her emotional poem reveals her love for Patrick. During the poem Kat surrenders to Patrick by crying in front of the class and admitting that “…mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you…”, shows, through the use of a paradox, that Kat wants to hate Patrick but can’t. By using the repetition of a strong word like “hate” throughout the poem to make the once harsh word sound like a polite word used to describe one’s love.
The movie also highlights that Patrick can control her. This is shown when Patrick gives Kat a guitar to make up for what he did. Patrick shows us that he knows that he has the power to control her, by saying “There’s always drums, and bass, and maybe even one day a tambourine”. Junger employs the use of shot/reverse shot editing to show Patrick’s reaction towards Kat when she is reading her poem. During editing Junger purposely makes the last shot in the scene longer to show Patrick and allow the viewers to process and think about what just happened. Another issue that is raised is about the stereotypical role of women in the 21st century is whether a woman needs a man to feel complete. This is suggested because the movie ends with everyone in a relationship. Also Kat says that she is an individual and does not like any males that go to her school. She later starts a