Within the 1999 romance/comedy, directed by Gil Junger, 10 Things I Hate About You, Kat and Bianca Stratford are siblings that are polar opposites. Kat is very antisocial while Bianca is not. They’re dad, Walter Stratford, made a rule that Bianca can’t do anything unless Kat does it as well, this includes dating. Bianca found this unfair, so she made a plan to get Patrick to ask Kat out. They talked for a while until she figured out the plan Bianca made. This infuriated her and she stopped talking
“10 Things I Hate about You tells the story of the taming of teen boy desire.” (Burt, 2004, p. 214) In hindsight, unlike Petruchio who tries to prevent Katherina from sleeping and eating in an effort to tame her, Patrick doesn`t attempt to overpower or even dominate Kat, and he actually becomes concerned for Kat`s well-being. Another change made to the work of Shakespeare would be the representation of patriarchal authority which is softened in 10 Things. This becomes feasible by changing the characterizations
10 Things I Hate About You, a 1999 movie directed by Gil Junger is no Stephen Spielberg movie. If you are interested in a high school rom-com movie that ends like every other high school rom-com, then you should probably stay and read the rest of this review because it could help you figure out whether to watch this movie or not. However, if you are someone who prefers action movies, then you should probably go see Daniel Craig or Tom Cruise in one of their fast-moving movies. 10 Things I Hate About
“10 Things I Hate About You”, a 1999 teen romantic comedy film loosely based on Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”. It’s a classic romcom with a splash of real-world issues. I recommend this film to teenagers and young adults, who not only enjoy a great romantic comedy, but who find importance in exploring challenging worldview issues such as misogyny and expressing their feelings on it. I believe this film is perfect for that because it touches base on many great themes of breaking stereotypical
"10 Things I Hate About You" is a romantic comedy that takes place in a high school. The movie follows the story of two sisters, Kat and Bianca. Bianca is the popular sister who wants to date, but her father won't let her until Kat, the rebellious and independent sister, starts dating too. Bianca and her male friend, Cameron, come up with a plan to get Kat to date a boy named Patrick. They pay Patrick to ask Kat out, and the rest of the movie is about their relationship and the challenges they face
Kat Stratford’s Navigation Through Adolescence Throughout the film, 10 Things I Hate About You, Kat Stratford was the central protagonist who experienced life through the lens of adolescence (Junger, 1999). Stratford’s peers perceived her as callous and coarse, so as a result, she was an outcast from many of the school’s social cliques. Nonetheless, Stratford was very mature and intelligent; she simply had a bad habit of speaking her mind too often. As a result, her impulsivity made her appear as
What underlying themes do Clueless (1995), and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), have in common, and how do they differentiate themselves in their portrayals of 90¨s high school life? The 1995 movie, Clueless, made by Amy Heckerling, was a classic teenage movie following the popular and rich girl, Cher Horowitz, as she finds love in high school and progresses through the school year. The 1999 movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger, and written by Karen McCullan and Kirsten Smith
her relationship with her sister Bianca. In 10 Things I Hate About You, a film adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, Bianca and Katherine also have a bad relationship, however Katherine’s shrewish behavior towards her sister is explained, allowing the audience to understand another side to Katherine 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 adaptations show that Katherine
The movie 10 Things I Hate About You directed by Gil Junger brought the story of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare back to life. This story remains relevant today through the main character of Katherine or the “shrew” and how the change of her personality, the change of her and her suitors relationship, and the change of her character in the plot creates a new story of different romances and creates a new stance on gender roles and misogyny take place within love. The modernization of
money. All three of these are the most important themes throughout the two films Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You. Out of the two movies, I enjoyed 10 Things I Hate About You more than Taming of the Shrew. The 1999 movie relates closer to society now and I actually understood what they were talking about. After watching both movies and finding out that 10 Things I Hate about You was a take on a shakespearean play that was written in 1592, the similarities and difference between each
The movie “10 Things I Hate About You” and “The Taming of The Shrew” has a similar story with the characters. The movie “Taming of the shrew” has two main characters Petruchio and Katharina. The movie is about Petruchio making his wife Katharina the kindnest wife. The movie “10 things I hate about you” has two main characters as well. They are Patrick and Kat. The movie is about Patrick, who tries to date Kat because he was paid but he started to like Kat for sincerity. This essay will compare the
How have the authors of Pride and Prejudice & 10 Things I Hate About You shown their central characters’ journeys into an understanding of themselves and their relationships? The need to be loved and be beloved is one of the central drives of the human condition; it is what propels many of the daily actions that one makes. Even the supremely hardened people have this basic human desire. Though this reciprocal attraction and interest seems to be abundant, it is, in frequent cases, difficult to acquire
watching “10 Things I hate About You” directed by Gil Junger, the stereotypes and gender role of Katherine (Kat) and the sisterly relationship between Katherine (Kat) and Bianca come across. “10 Things I Hate About You” is an effective adaptation for “Taming of the Shrew” because they both illustrate the theme of women challenging their stereotypical roles in society. Women are supposed to be quiet and not have any opinion or say in the society they are in. In “Taming of the Shrew” and “10 Things I hate
Grey Walsh Mrs. Grillo 10H: 1 April 14, 2023 The Teenage Sonnet ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ is an emotionally enlightening poem, sharing the same title with the romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Lazar. In a dramatic monologue, the primary character, Kat Stratford, expresses how she is emotionally involved with her classmate, Patrick Verona. She outlines points she hates about him, when in reality she is proclaiming all of his qualities that made her fall in love with him. She conceals her
the two films I will be discussing today are Taming of the shrew and Ten things i hate about you. each of these offers a commentary on love. Some of the similarities in these films are the plot,Characters and themes. the plots are similar in the fact that they are both about the liberating of women by men. the characters are used to reinforce this and are reflective of the the eras studied. In the Elizabethean era a man was considered as someone who is big strong and incharge of the house. This changes
Between the movie 10 Things I Hate About You and the play Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio and Patrick differ on many things. Due to the time period difference, the two have little in common because of changes in the societal expectations. Petruchio is a controlling man that wants Katherine for her money while Patrick is a caring high school student that develops genuine feelings for her. The differences between Petruchio and Patrick mainly stem from their reputation, relationship with Katherine, and
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. As an example of this law, take Katherine from Taming of the Shrew, a Shakespearean play about a wild woman who is tamed, and Kat from 10 Things I Hate About you, a movie about a wild girl who finds a reason to be happy again, to describe why human behaviors change. With these two stories, why character and behavior is directly affected by the treatment of other people can be explained
I never would have imagined that a movie I watched over the summer of 2010 would forever alter my perspective on creative writing, songwriting, and music composition. Even though the film’s characters were high school students and I was entering seventh grade, the varied personalities in the movie could be like those of my close friends. As the months passed, the idea of putting my thoughts about a short story based on the film on paper barely entered my mind. That all changed on October 9, 2010
the social hierarchy in Elizabethan society and the effect that it had reinforcing and emphasising the low status that women had in the social hierarchy, expressed in the characterisation of Katherine and Petruchio. Gil Junger’s 1999 film, 10 Things I Hate About You, challenges these ideas of the ideal woman in the Elizabethan era, and appropriates it to be more relatable to the new generations. Junger further reframes Shakespeare’s ideas through the idea of social hierarchy, where he uses the social
1999, 10 Things I Hate About You is teen romantic comedy-drama. It stars Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the recently deceased Heath Ledger. This critically acclaimed film has garnered many award nominations, most of which were due to the standout performance by the actors and actresses, and that caused it to be a breakout success for the stars. Despite hearing rave reviews about this film from many critics and friends, I never watched it as I personally am not a fan of most things related