The Movie Hitch - Essay Example

It is the hope of the author that such analysis will help to underscore the importance and means by which such entertainment that is reflexive of the human experience exhibits many of the norms of behavior that are so indicative to the baseline of the human experience. As such, relationship building, intimacy, and the cost-benefit theory of a relationship will be analyzed through the lens of how these aspects are presented within the film in question.  These three have been selected due to the fact that this analyst believes they are the strongest determinants of the plot and action that takes place within the film in question.

Firstly, with regards to relationship building, the text refers to this as a multipart process that results in the strengthening of the relationship or can ultimately result in its undoing.  As with so many films that are concentric upon relationship and the means by which individuals fall in and out of love, “Hitch” follows a somewhat predictable line in that it presents the case of two individuals who initiate, experiment, intensify, integrate and bond throughout the course of the film.  Naturally, this process is not painless or carried out in one seamless action.  Rather the inverse of these is also represented by the fact that during the latter half of the film, the couple experiences a degree of differentiation, circumscribing, stagnation, avoidance, and termination. Naturally, as is the case with many films, the ability of the filmmakers to encapsulate all of these actions and emotions within a brief one hour and 20 minutes is necessarily limited. However, each of these determinants is presented in a verifiable way so that it can be ascertained that this process is indeed taking place; howbeit in fast-forward.

Similarly, although intimacy is oftentimes misunderstood to merely equate to a type of physical intimacy, involving sexual relations, this is not only what was presented within the movie in question. For instance, the scene regarding Ellis Island creates a moment of intense spiritual and psychological intimacy that sees both characters share from their past and bond rapidly over these realities. Although the film has previously been described within this analysis as something of each right Hollywood production, this depth in helping to describe and elaborate upon human emotion is useful and relevant with regards to seeking to understand this film within the context of sociological and interpersonal development. This alternative definition of C is a welcome refreshment from the one-sided definition of intimacy that is oftentimes presented to the viewer. Although it is true that neither physical nor emotional intimacy can be categorized as having a more powerful effect, seeking to exhibit both within a film is a more effective means of presenting the level of closeness that would necessarily exist between characters that share such a bond.

Similarly, as it is realized that there is tension between the two characters and a series of conflicts arise, it can be noted that the female character, played by Eva Mendes, begins to engage in what can be termed as a cost-benefit analysis of the relationship (Hitch 2005). Ultimately, as a result of the seeming deception that she has witnessed throughout the course of her relationship, she becomes highly self doubtful with regards to whether there remains any future between the two. However, as time goes on, it is clearly seen that a level of regret is exhibited on the part of both characters and they ultimately seek to reconcile these differences new the conclusion of the film. Although this may be something of a predictable ending, it is nonetheless salient and helping to define and differentiate levels to which human reaction and relationship reconciliation oftentimes take place.