Fat shaming is the act of putting down or believing that one is better than another because of their weight. Although this may seem like bullying at a glance, in reality, fat shaming is a real epidemic that must come to an end. As time goes by, beauty becomes more and more programmed than being perception; however, Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Shallow Hal calls for both Americans and people worldwide to end fat shaming by showing how one little change in perspective can show the beauty in everyone Near the beginning of the movie, Hal Larson’s shallow trademark is exhibited when one of his coworkers asks, “lt never occurred to you that picking girls on their looks may not be the best way [to find a girlfriend]?” He almost immediately replies, “ Am l supposed to apologise for having high standards?”The fact that Hal …show more content…
In the very beginning of the movie, the viewers are shown a young Hal in the waiting room with his mother. He is soon called to see his father, Reverend Larson before he passes away. Due to all of the painkillers Reverend Larson is given in the hospital, he’s not exactly himself. He starts off his final words of wisdom with Hal well by telling him to, “never ever settle for average.” However, his words of wisdom quickly take a turn for the worst when he tells a young Hal that he should “find [himself] a classic beauty with a perfect can, and great totties.” Hal replies with a yes sir, and Reverend Larson’s last words are “a hot young tail's what it's all about…hot young tail.” Having witnessed his father’s death, Hal replies teary-eyed, “l'll make you proud, Papa.” The young Hal Larson was traumatized by his father’s death and that traumatizing experience would shape his brain and ultimately his beliefs toward women. Looking at Hal’s traumatic experience as a kid, it’s concludable that he’s not completely to blame as his father opened the floodgates of shallowness with his parting