A lot of people have already took a look at the the women's perspective in this movie and how many of the stereotypes of women's roles in relationships have been broken down, but I decided to take another approach and take a look at how Matthew Mcconaughey's character is presented.
I just want to say that I absolutely hate Matthew Mcconaughey and think he is an absolutely horrendous actor with limited range, but that is beside the point. (This clip from Family Guy sums up my feelings on Matthew Mcconaughey completely.)
Though the movie presents a couple different female characters and explores relationships from their point of view, I feel as though How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days only represents one male character and unfortunately every man on earth is represented by Matthew Mcconaughey (Ugh.). The movie shows Mcconaughey as a hyper-competitive, insensitive jerk. I think the funniest representation of men came in a line in the first few minutes of the movie:
Mcconaughey: That's why I didn't go for the gold immediately.
Friend: Oh.
Mcconaughey: I'm taking my time. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Friend: Ten days is a marathon?
Mcconaughey: Okay, so it's more like a 300 meter hurdle. The point is, she's already on the ropes, guys.
Friend: Wow, that's a lot of sports analogies.
I thought this part of the film was absolutely ridiculous. The writers of the film used 4 sports metaphors in a matter of about 15 seconds and used these analogies to describe his relationship with a woman. As the only representation of men in this movie (I know there are other men, but they don't have any major scenes unlike the other women represented in the movie), it portrays men in this hyper-competitive, sports-obsessed light that are truly not a representation of the gender.
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