Film Techniques In Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman Pretty Woman, a film directed by Garry Marshall, follows a not-so-typical love story of a hooker, Vivian and a wealthy man, Edward. Vivian is a nice woman just looking to make money to live on by means of prostitution on the Hollywood strip. Edward pulls up in a nice car on the side of the strip; Vivian, needing to make ends meet, goes to his car to offer her service. When Edward asks for directions and doesn’t know how to drive the car Vivian gets in. Edward is looking for direction in his life as he broke up with his girlfriend a few hours before meeting Vivian. She spends an innocent night as his five-star hotel when Edward hires her for a weekly rate of $3,000, clothes and food provided. Vivian tried to keep the relationship

After watching the film a second time I realized that the opera house has a lot of red besides Vivian’s dress but it is never really noticed because all eyes are on Vivian. One big thing I noticed is the way Hollywood Boulevard has changed. It is still dirty and there are a lot of people but it is more kid friendly now. Clothing plays a big part in the film. We see two very different styles in the film as we see the rich and we see normal people. You notice a lot of storytelling through the clothes being worn. The film’s opening shows us Edward and other businessmen in greys and black; having a boring conversation. The lack of color in this scene shows the lack of emotion. There are many scenes in the film that go along with Edward’s colorless theme such as when he meets Vivian in the bar and she is in the black dress; the scene could have been filmed in black and white and there really wouldn’t be much of a difference. We then see Vivian getting ready, the shots give us a hint that she is sexy and that she must be a striper or prostitute. She is wearing a black lace bra and in the coming scenes black lace plays a big role. Black lace is in her expensive dress and she wears a black lace slip when seducing Edward. The color red is often meaningful is a film. In Pretty Woman Vivian wears a red

I thought the film was so beautiful and made my heart happy. Not only do I love Julia Roberts but the film was innocent and warmhearted; it really was about two people getting to know each other. When the movie opened that is not what I thought it was going to be about. I really enjoyed the ‘Cinderella’ feel to the film. I think movies today are more focused on people meeting each other and instantly falling in love. This film is different and I think that’s why I like it so much. Vivian and Edward are on strict business terms for a while and they just talk. No funny business. They just get to know each other and I think that is a reason this movie is so well-liked and why it is so innocent. By the end of the movie I was very happy Edward went to Vivian’s house and I was almost saying, “Go! Get her back!” I can believe this film was an instant classic when it came out in