Movie Analysis: He's Just Not That Into You

He’s Just Not That Into You directed by Ken Kwapis, is an enjoyable film that focuses on varying relationships in the modern world. Yes it’s cheesy and yes it is very comical. What you don’t easily realize is how legit the film is to the real world around us. This film is different than other films as it has numerous main characters played by famous celebrities. These characters interconnect throughout the film fitting into the overall storyline. However the characters that will be talked about in this analysis will consist of Gigi who is on the search to find love and receives help from a friend, Janine who is married to Ben though their marriage is struggling, and Beth who is in a solid relationship with a Neil though she longs for marriage.

Gigi and Alex’s relationship could be described as storge, “friendly lovers” (McCornack, 2013, p. 284). Their relationship is “rooted in friendship” as they were strictly friends before anything else. Ben and Janine’s marriage was the style of pragma, “practical lovers”. They got married right out of college where it was “logical” and “founded in common sense”. (McCornack, 2013, p. 284) Different from these two styles were the characters Beth and Neil. Beth and Neil were in a relationship where they shared strong feelings for each other despite the fact that they had opposite views of marriage. At one point it becomes too much and they break up. However they find their way back to each other and each is willing to compromise. Beth is okay with not getting married as long as their relationship stays strong. Because she is willing to do this, Neil appreciates her sacrifice and asks for her hand in marriage. This love style can be described as agape, “forgiving lovers” who are “patient, giving, and unconditional.” (McCornack, 2013, p. 284) Despite their differences, they forgave each other and made compromise. Comparing the relationships in the movie it appears the style of a romantic relationship has an impact its chance at survival. Because the relationship style, pragma, is based off a good idea rather than an actual connection, it seemed as Ben and Janine didn’t know what they were fighting for. As for the others, they made it work against their