Bridget Jones' Diary - the film

[slimjim]

One of the key reasons for the success of the book was that it was REAL life. In fact it was just like mine (though I'm a male); a succession of mini-disasters and a feeling of not really achieving much. And I bet many people (especially Londoners) really related to this. In the film the leads are played by the sort of celebrities we dream about who appear to have perfect lives. So, is the laugh on us or we should we laugh at the irony of it all?

[rja211077]

I don't get your point at all. The celebrities are actors. They are playing people who are not themselves. That is the whole point of acting. If you want to criticise the acting performances, the casting choices or debate about the merits of films v books that is fine but to say a film cannot work because 'celebrities' are cast in roles that aren't anything like their real lives is just daft. Should they have cast a bunch of Edinburgh heroin addicts in Trainspotting?

[slimjim]

Sorry, but that wasn't my point. The film worked for me. The acting was good. I'm trying to get help analysing my own thoughts here. I.e. should I just laugh at the irony of this (as Bridget herself probably would) or should I be concerned that this actually adds to my feeling of being one of the Bridget's of this world.