I watched the movie You Again for my next artifact. You Again is about the main character Marni’s brother marrying Marni’s high school bully. Marni’s goal is to expose Joanna (Marni’s brother’s fiancé) to her brother and show him her true colors. This article reveals both evils and redemption. This is true because Joanna is trying to hide who she used to be and putting on an act to Marni’s family. She does this by pretending she does not even know who Marni is; she definitely does because Joanna was Marni’s bully in high school she tortured her all the time. Marni then tries to expose who Joanna really is, because when Joanna and Marni talk Joanna knows Marni and helps her remember what she did to her in high school. By doing this Marni ruins her brother and Joanna’s wedding. This was the evil in the movie, but then there was redemption. The redemption was when Marni and Joanna talked and Marni realized that Joanna was trying to change for real and it was not just an act that she was trying to put on; she really wanted to be a changed person. She said that she wanted to please her parents and did not want to be who she used to be. When talking with Joanna, Marni then realizes that she is being truthful and want to do anything in her power to put her brother and Joanna back together. Marni then goes to talk to her brother and explains that Joanna is not who she used to be, but a completely changed person. Marni’s brother and Joanna then talk in the tree house at his parents’ home and get things figured out and plan to continue to get married. Suddenly the tree house collapses and Marni’s brother, Joanna, and the tree house fall to the ground. This makes Marni’s brother and Joanna to have to stay in the hospital on the day that they are supposed to get married. Marni then plans a surprise wedding in the hospital she continues to say that she is sorry that this is not Joanna’s dream wedding, but she still wanted it to happen. This is then when the redemption of the movie takes place and all is right again. It reveals that in the empire we want to hold grudges against people, but in the kingdom we have to forget the bad things people have done and forgive them.
1. How can the kingdom be shown through this movie?
2. What aspects of the empire are shown and what can we change to be more kingdom like?
Good summary of the movie. I personally have never seen it, but it does sound interesting to see :)
ReplyDelete1. I think the kingdom can be shown through this movie by Marni's character how we have to learn to forgive others even though it seems like we never can. Even though we may hold grudges against someone we hate, the kingdom can show us that forgiveness is the right thing to do.
Sounds like an interesting film, Kacey! Why do you think the filmmakers chose to tell this story? What are they trying to say about human nature?
ReplyDeleteWe need to be careful when talking about the empire not to equate it with all sin and evil. In this case, how is Marni's or Joanna's behavior being shaped by global consumerism (our current imperial context)? How is the empire served by one holding a grudge against another?
Also, in the Kingdom, we don't forget and forgive; we remember and forgive anyway.