The Full Monty is a British film that I had the pleasure of
watching while traveling for work. I have to say I am not the biggest fan of
foreign films, they are not my style. I recently completed reading chapters 12
and 15 in the text book “The Art of Watching Films”. In the text I learned how
to fully analyze a film for the message it was trying to portray.
I believe the director of The Full Monty was trying to portray
a couple of common tough life challenges in a comedic way. Even though the
movie was based in a British town these life challenges are very common in the
U.S. as well. I believe the director tied into the film three big life
challenges.
The first message brought to viewers was a downward trending
economy in a classic steel working town. I can relate this town to Pittsburg or
Detroit. Both of these are American cities that have taken economic hits in the
past. Residents of the British town and the two U.S. cities have suffered a
financial hit as work has slowed.
The second message portrayed by the director is that of a
broken family. The films story line is based around a man trying to get enough
money together to pay off his backed up child support. He does this in order to
continue seeing his son. This can also be related in the U.S. There are many
broken families and many men in women out there doing what they have to do to
keep their families together.
The last message is “what you see is not always what you get”.
In the scheme to raise money a group of older out of shape men gets together
and learns the art of strip dancing. At first look you would never think of
these guys as capable male strippers. Another form of this happens towards the
end of the movie when the one physically fit gentleman that is portrayed as the
ladies’ man of the group may potentially be homosexual.
This was a good movie that touches on a lot of valuable real
life issues in a very easy to watch comedic way.
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