10 Things I Hate About You and The Taming of the Shrew “Where did you come from, planet loser?” exclaimed Bianca, the popular younger sister. The humorous movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, staged in 1999 about an opinionated, sharp-tongued older sister, constantly degrading and criticizing people all around her, who finally finds love, is somewhat familiar. Although it might seem crazy that a high school and teenage life centered movie might somehow be based on classic literature, it actually borrows
This quote though very abrupt is also very true. Even though equality is something that is said to have been established, it is still very common to see a woman be harassed or judged by her openness to express her opinion. In the movie 10 things I hate about you, Kat, the main character is seen as a shrew for doing nothing but expressing herself and the way she feels. This movie connects heavily with the feminist theory in three main ways. One it shows that conventional, shallow girls are loved
Gil Junger’s film ’10 Things I Hate About You’ smartly and comically appropriates Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of The Shrew’ whilst maintaining the values and themes from the original. It would’ve been quite the challenge for one to create a modern version of a 16th century play as they would have to incorporate the main ideas and themes as well as making it fitting to today’s modern society and how we can make relations to the scenes and problems. Themes and values from the original play must be involved
consider them opposites, but the line between them is thin. In the movie “10 Things I Hate About You,” by Gil Junger, Junger tries to show the thinness of this line. This follows the footsteps of Shakespeare, whose play, The Taming of the Shrew, from which the movie is adapted. This movie was very interesting in its portrayal of the play, but does have a few errors or ways that it could improve. The movie, “10 Things I Hate About You,” was released in 1999 as a romantic comedy. It tells the story of
is the action of convincing someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage. Ten Things I hate about You is a modern interpretation of Shakespeare's Taming of the shrew. In life humans use lies and deception to get what they want by using any means necessary. In both Taming of the Shrew and 10 things I Hate about You characters use lies and deception to get what they want from other people. Lucentio and Cameron use lies and fake personas to get
Move Review of 10 Things I Hate About You Katerina Stratford (Julie Stiles) takes no prisoners in her approach to life. She lives a virtually un-materialistic life compared to her little sister Bianca (Larissa Oleynik) who lives life as Daddy's little princess and loves it. Only one thing stands in the way of happiness for Bianca; the one rule that stands in her household, 'No dating until they graduate'. For Bianca this is a penalty worse than death but for the once popular Kat, it's not
10 Things I Hate About You, a romantic comedy, directed by Gil Junger, is one of several films adapted from William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. While there are similarities between the original play and the 1999 film, there are also many remarkable differences, which is exactly what makes the film so significant. 10 Things I Hate About You borrows multiple aspects directly from the play, such as character names, direct quotes, and multiple homages to William Shakespeare himself, taking a classic
The Evolution of Culture Through Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You “How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.” And count the ways she did. This altered quote from the famous sonnet written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was used as a tagline for the 1999 teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play Taming of the Shrew. Both productions thrilled audiences with their witty comedy and romantic themes, but told in exceedingly different time
Prompt 1: A film and a book can be very similar when they’re based on the same story but there will always be slight differences due to the author’s perceptions. In the film “10 Things I Hate About You” there is a wealthy, fierce, witty teenager named Kat who steers men away at the blink of an eye; she has a strong aggression that scares people away. As the story proceeds her man-free life ends as she begins to be wooed by a guy named Patrick who is bribed to date her so that Kat’s sister, Bianca
What do you think of when I say romantic comedies? Cringy love scenes? Failed relationships? A predictable plot? Well, all these things occur in the Hollywood-adapted versions of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You. Both Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You stars a cranky, pessimistic woman, named Katherine, who is bitter towards relationships. While her younger sister, Bianca, adores attention from men and searches for a man to fill her heart with
The Feminist Shrew 10 Things I Hate About You is a hilarious movie that has a hidden message of being an individual. Gil Junger’s message is evident throughout, Ebony Coxall investigates “You don’t always have to be who they want you to be.” This is an empowering message conveyed by the protagonist, Kat Stratford Have you ever been pressured into doing things you don’t want to do? Or have been made to conform with social normality? But all you ever wanted to be was yourself and not get judged for
Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You both have money, attention, and deal with women. Money and attention can change someone's life and how they act drastically. In Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio changed his ways because he was getting paid to give Katherine attention which also changed her into a nicer person and made her think she was less of a shrew. Patrick and Katherine in 10 Things I Hate About You also had similar but still different changes in their life because of money and
people are afraid of falling in love, because it sometimes comes in a way we never expected.”-Terry Mark. In Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You, the audience is introduced to a truculent, often psychotic, and overall shrew-like girl named Katherine. Katherine is seen by many as a shrew and overall bother to her peers in 10 Things I Hate About You, and also her fellow residents of Padua in Taming of The Shrew. While Katherine does put on a hard exterior towards the beginning of the
Shrew, is what inspired the modern-day classic movie 10 Things I Hate About You. William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew centers on two sisters. In both renditions, the younger sister, Bianca, cannot enter society or date until her older sister Katherina does. Though both stories share a similar plot, their variations of conflict tin their type of relationship, the inclusion of a dowry, and the concept of consent make 10 Things I Hate About You a more timely and appropriate rendition of this classic
10 Things I Hate About You takes William Shakespeare’s classic play, The Taming of the Shrew and manages to make it relevant to a modern audience. The story remains the same with the younger sister, Bianca, not allowed to have a relationship until her older sister, Kat, does. They did maintain several original scenes and even used several direct quotes from the original play. The writers have eliminated some of Bianca’s suitors and changed the way Kat is tamed to appeal to a modern audience.
seen in her relationship with her sister Bianca. In 10 Things I Hate About You, a film adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, Bianca and Kat also have a bad relationship, however, Kat’s shrewish behavior towards her sister is explained, allowing the audience to understand another side to Kat and enhancing the play version of Katherine. Katherine and Bianca have a hostile relationship in both The Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You, however, both stories show that Katherine does not
and the movie, 10 Things I hate about you, the characters can be hostile towards each other for what may seem like no reason; I know that there is a deeper meaning to these feelings because no matter what, they still want to be with each other, and this is shown through Lucentio straight out lying to Bianca, but Bianca still wanted to be with him. Through out this essay, I will be tossing around the idea of how and why they act the way they do. The play taming of the shrew is about a man named Baptista
The comical, intriguing and riveting ‘ 10 Things I Hate About You’ directed by Gil Junger was no doubt excellently coordinated. Stephen Hunter of Washington Post assures ,“It’s a celebration of young American women, finding them…tougher…than any movie.”. This film adaptation of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ was remodeled into the modern storyline of the alluring Bianca Stratford who is forbidden to date by her overprotective father until her insurgent sister Kat does. This ensues competition between
An adaptation of shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the shrew’, ’10 things I hate about you’ has a lot to live up to and it could be suggested that the makers had a responsibility to address some of the issues in a way that was appealing to 20th century teenagers. This is achieved throughout the film successfully. There are many obvious connections between shakespeare’s work and the screen adaptation, for example; in ‘The taming of the shrew’ Bianca is not allowed to date boys until her sister, Catarina
golden cup? The way something appears or is identified as is not always true. Sometimes a deeper look is needed to see what is inside. The movie 10 Things I Hate About you and the play Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare both deal with how the identity society gives someone can affect the way they act, no matter who