It is obvious from the very beginning that The Girl in the Dress is not going to be an ordinary tale of a wedding ceremony, which is what makes this hilarious short film so brilliantly clever. From the first moment the audience are introduced to Emily, to the moment when Henry VII begins to give a 'bride-to-be' advice, this film constantly supplies us with surprise after surprise.
Emily is not a normal everyday kind of character, instead she is over-dramatic and wild, and in turn provides all of the humour that this short film revolves around. The very first few glimpses of Emily present the audience with the suspicion that she might not be telling the truth. After being tricked into feeling sorry for her, the audience are then informed that Emily has driven herself mad over the obsession of the promise of love; she talks to herself as she sits down on the bench, she makes little eye contact and she rambles on, hardly leaving time for Rob to say anything at all. All of these factors build up to make Emily the perfect protagonist for this film.
Irony plays a huge part in creating comedy within this film. The High Heels, often a sign of sophistication, but not in Emily's case as she behaves in a childish manner. Then there is the contrast between Emily and Rob. Rob is an actor, often the stereotype is that actors are over dramatic; yet again this is proved wrong when Emily becomes the one who takes things to the extreme.
While comedy is prevalent in this short film there is a sweet underlying message towards the end; while we may not get exactly what we plan to get in life, we will get what we need, and this is why The Girl in the Dress is a perfect representation, maybe not quite so realistic, of life itself.
Emily is not a normal everyday kind of character, instead she is over-dramatic and wild, and in turn provides all of the humour that this short film revolves around. The very first few glimpses of Emily present the audience with the suspicion that she might not be telling the truth. After being tricked into feeling sorry for her, the audience are then informed that Emily has driven herself mad over the obsession of the promise of love; she talks to herself as she sits down on the bench, she makes little eye contact and she rambles on, hardly leaving time for Rob to say anything at all. All of these factors build up to make Emily the perfect protagonist for this film.
Irony plays a huge part in creating comedy within this film. The High Heels, often a sign of sophistication, but not in Emily's case as she behaves in a childish manner. Then there is the contrast between Emily and Rob. Rob is an actor, often the stereotype is that actors are over dramatic; yet again this is proved wrong when Emily becomes the one who takes things to the extreme.
While comedy is prevalent in this short film there is a sweet underlying message towards the end; while we may not get exactly what we plan to get in life, we will get what we need, and this is why The Girl in the Dress is a perfect representation, maybe not quite so realistic, of life itself.