Analysis Of Bridesmaids

Receiving a 6.8/10 from critic reviews, Bridesmaids successfully won 24 awards and was nominated for a total of 66, including 2 Oscar Awards, as stated by IMDb. It was written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo and released to the public on May 13, 2011 (IMDb). Being an all female cast, under the production of Apatow and directed by Paul Feig, Bridesmaids was labeled as a raunchy comedy/romance, whereas, a movie such as The Hangover with a similar story line played by all guys was not considered raunchy, instead, it was common in Hollywood Films.

Annie (Kristen Wiig) and Lillian (Maya Rudolph) have been best friends forever. With Annie’s life being a complete mess, she is constantly struggling with guys and left feeling lonely. When Lillian

According to The Hollywood Reporter staff, Bridesmaids made $26.2 million opening weekend, far exceeding the expectations of the anticipated $15-17 million prediction (“Bridesmaids’ Producer Judd”). Apatow believes gender should not matter. He states, “I don’t see comedy in genders. I see it more as, something’s funny or it’s not (“Bridesmaids’ Producer Judd”).” This is also why he believes this film is well to both men and women. Apatow explains that it is a challenge to tell men this movie is also for them, but as soon as they find out it is funny, they’re in. The same source continues to explain how Apatow felt pressured for Bridesmaids to do well, because if he did not succeed, studio executives would use the female cast as a result to its failure, causing them to refrain from female-led movies. Luckily, the opposite lesson was learned. Bridesmaids attracted a neglected crowd of moviegoers who would prefer to see more films such as this one. Apatow hopes the success brought by Bridesmaids will put an end to the gender stereotype of female roles in movies. Apatow brings attention to the fact that no one ever considers the opinion of women when it comes to films. No one asks the question, “will women come to watch this movie?” They just assume that they will because they have no other option (“Bridesmaids’ Producer

The Hangover and Bridesmaids have a similar story line. In The Hangover, Doug and his three friends go on a bachelor party to Las Vegas just two days before Doug’s wedding. After a long, crazy night in Vegas, the groomsmen wake up in a trashed hotel room without any recollection of what happened that night and Doug is nowhere to be found. The three groomsmen must retrace their steps in order to find Doug and get him back to Los Angeles in time to walk down the aisle. Throughout The Hangover, there is profanity, sexual references, and use of drugs and alcohol. Being an all male cast, this was typical and the audience does not think twice of it. Since Bridesmaids is an all female cast, the use of profanity, sexual references, and alcohol is unheard of for women in films. Wedding Crashers and I Love You, Man are also male driven movies with a similar plot that are accepted by society. Bridesmaids brings to attention that women may also be just as vulgar as