GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Bridesmaids” — Themes

First off, some good news: I heard from Billy Mernit, story analyst at Universal who was involved for 3+ years in the development of “Bridesmaids.” You can go here to read a post he wrote about the movie on his fantastic site Living the Romantic Comedy. Billy has conveyed to me he will be giving us some insight into the development process of the “Bridesmaid” project so I would expect many of the questions you and I have raised about how this in the script got changed into that on screen will get answered in that process. Thanks, Billy!

Onto the subject at hand today as we continue our analysis: What are some of the key themes in the draft of “Bridesmaids” we read? I don’t know what you think theme is about, but — as I articulated here last week — I think theme = meaning. And more pointedly, the emotional meaning of a story.

So what are the themes in the “Bridesmaids” script? What of those themes made it into the movie? Which of those were sharpened and refined in the movie? Which were dropped? Which of the story’s themes do you feel are the most resonant ones at work?

For Day 1 of our analysis of “Bridesmaids,” go here.

For Day 2 of our analysis, focusing on structure, go here.

For Day 3 of our analysis, focusing on characters, go here.

[Remember next week’s genre is drama. The script: Good Will Hunting.]

NOTE: THIS SERIES AND THE USE OF SCRIPTS IS STRICTLY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!

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