Karel F. Suarez
Composition #9
Draft #3
December 09, 2009
Singles: Movie Summary
Singles is a romantic comedy directed by Cameron Crow set in Seattle, Washington. The main actors are Kyra Sedgwick as Linda, Campbell Scott as Steve, Bridget Fonda as Janet, and Matt Dillon as Cliff. Singles is about a series of interconnected stories which shows us various Seattle singles who are temporarily part of a relationship. In this film the actors speak directly to the camera, and that gives the movie a different perspective, it makes the movie informal because you feel like the actor is talking directly to you.
The movie opens with Linda, the female protagonist, talking to the camera about her new status, which is single. She is happy because she has her garage all to herself, and this symbolizes her freedom. After a few days Linda meets Luis, a foreign student from Spain, who helps her with her car. Linda slowly becomes interested in Luis but he has to go back to his country because his visa is running out. The night before Luis travel back to his country he goes to Linda’s house, and as a promise to come back he gives Linda a ring. Linda gives Luis her remote control for the garage door, which is very important for her because it symbolizes her freedom and she is willing to lose it for him. When Linda was working at the environmental office, she talks with Ruth, who is Linda’s friend and confidant, about the idea of marrying Luis in order for him to stay in Seattle. Ruth is surprised and she asks if they would continue going together out to dance. That night Linda and Ruth went out to dance and Linda saw Luis, who supposedly had to be in Spain, with another woman. Linda is devastated, her reaction is to run out of the club and cry.
Steve, the male protagonist, was coming out of a difficult relationship. One night Steve went with his friend Bailey to see a gig, and suddenly Linda caught his eye. Steve went to talk with Linda, but she was reluctant to meet more men due to the bad experiences that she had had, so she scared Steve away. When Steve and bailey were going home, Steve saw Linda and he started a new conversation. Steve and Linda became friends and after a few days they started a romantic relationship. Their relationship was awkward because both were still a little bit afraid of the idea of taking the relationship seriously. They were following the ritual of a single life: Who calls who first? How many days do you wait before you call? One day Linda told Steve that her period was late and that probably she was pregnant. When they took the pregnancy test, the result was positive. Steve was surprised, he didn’t know what to do. Linda was more relaxed than Steve, and she told Steve that she could take care the baby alone, but Steve asked Linda if she wanted to marry him and Linda said yes. But they couldn’t go through with the wedding because they had a car accident and Linda lost the baby. After this happened, Linda traveled because of work for a few weeks and to get her head clear. When Linda came back from her trip, Linda and Steve decided to end their relationship. They continued their lives on their own, but while the time was passing by they missed each other and they didn’t stop thinking about each other. Linda realized that she wanted to be with Steve, so she went to Steve’s house and when they saw each other they hugged and kissed like nothing had ever happened.
Other protagonists of Singles were Cliff and Janet, Steve’s neighbors. Cliff is a singer in Citizen Dick, a grunge rock group. He works in a coffee shop on the side. Janet works in the same coffee shop and she is saving money for school. They have a relationship, but the only one who takes it seriously is Janet. She is head-over-heels in love with Cliff and she is willing do to everything for him. She even thought about getting breast augmentation because Cliff likes women with big breasts. When Janet went to see the doctor for the surgery, the doctor suggested that she did not need the operation because she looked fine the way she was. Janet decided not to have the surgery and hoped that Cliff would accept her the way she was. When she realized that no matter what she did Cliff would not pay attention to her, she decided to leave him. Horever, as soon as she left Cliff, he realized that he wanted to be with her. So he started to do things that he never did before, like give her a serenade and install a good sound system in her car. But Janet was firm in her decision and did not pay attention to him. One day they met in the elevator and Janet sneezed. For the first time, Cliff said “bless you”, those were the words that Janet always wanted to hear, and they got together again.
Composition #9
Draft #3
December 09, 2009
Singles: Movie Summary
Singles is a romantic comedy directed by Cameron Crow set in Seattle, Washington. The main actors are Kyra Sedgwick as Linda, Campbell Scott as Steve, Bridget Fonda as Janet, and Matt Dillon as Cliff. Singles is about a series of interconnected stories which shows us various Seattle singles who are temporarily part of a relationship. In this film the actors speak directly to the camera, and that gives the movie a different perspective, it makes the movie informal because you feel like the actor is talking directly to you.
The movie opens with Linda, the female protagonist, talking to the camera about her new status, which is single. She is happy because she has her garage all to herself, and this symbolizes her freedom. After a few days Linda meets Luis, a foreign student from Spain, who helps her with her car. Linda slowly becomes interested in Luis but he has to go back to his country because his visa is running out. The night before Luis travel back to his country he goes to Linda’s house, and as a promise to come back he gives Linda a ring. Linda gives Luis her remote control for the garage door, which is very important for her because it symbolizes her freedom and she is willing to lose it for him. When Linda was working at the environmental office, she talks with Ruth, who is Linda’s friend and confidant, about the idea of marrying Luis in order for him to stay in Seattle. Ruth is surprised and she asks if they would continue going together out to dance. That night Linda and Ruth went out to dance and Linda saw Luis, who supposedly had to be in Spain, with another woman. Linda is devastated, her reaction is to run out of the club and cry.
Steve, the male protagonist, was coming out of a difficult relationship. One night Steve went with his friend Bailey to see a gig, and suddenly Linda caught his eye. Steve went to talk with Linda, but she was reluctant to meet more men due to the bad experiences that she had had, so she scared Steve away. When Steve and bailey were going home, Steve saw Linda and he started a new conversation. Steve and Linda became friends and after a few days they started a romantic relationship. Their relationship was awkward because both were still a little bit afraid of the idea of taking the relationship seriously. They were following the ritual of a single life: Who calls who first? How many days do you wait before you call? One day Linda told Steve that her period was late and that probably she was pregnant. When they took the pregnancy test, the result was positive. Steve was surprised, he didn’t know what to do. Linda was more relaxed than Steve, and she told Steve that she could take care the baby alone, but Steve asked Linda if she wanted to marry him and Linda said yes. But they couldn’t go through with the wedding because they had a car accident and Linda lost the baby. After this happened, Linda traveled because of work for a few weeks and to get her head clear. When Linda came back from her trip, Linda and Steve decided to end their relationship. They continued their lives on their own, but while the time was passing by they missed each other and they didn’t stop thinking about each other. Linda realized that she wanted to be with Steve, so she went to Steve’s house and when they saw each other they hugged and kissed like nothing had ever happened.
Other protagonists of Singles were Cliff and Janet, Steve’s neighbors. Cliff is a singer in Citizen Dick, a grunge rock group. He works in a coffee shop on the side. Janet works in the same coffee shop and she is saving money for school. They have a relationship, but the only one who takes it seriously is Janet. She is head-over-heels in love with Cliff and she is willing do to everything for him. She even thought about getting breast augmentation because Cliff likes women with big breasts. When Janet went to see the doctor for the surgery, the doctor suggested that she did not need the operation because she looked fine the way she was. Janet decided not to have the surgery and hoped that Cliff would accept her the way she was. When she realized that no matter what she did Cliff would not pay attention to her, she decided to leave him. Horever, as soon as she left Cliff, he realized that he wanted to be with her. So he started to do things that he never did before, like give her a serenade and install a good sound system in her car. But Janet was firm in her decision and did not pay attention to him. One day they met in the elevator and Janet sneezed. For the first time, Cliff said “bless you”, those were the words that Janet always wanted to hear, and they got together again.
Singles is a good film, filled with interesting rituals of single life. What I liked most about Singles was that you could identify with many of the characters. You could look at the characters and think, “I know someone like that.” It is very apt at depicting the attitudes of people who have been struggling through successful an unsuccessful relationships.
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