We all know the classic movie and novel "Bridget Jones's Diary." Bridget Jones, played by Renée Zellweger, is the character so many girls can relate to. She’s 30, single, trying to lose weight, trying to stop drinking and find love. Isn’t that what we’re all doing? In the midst of doing this, she starts hooking up with her hot boss at work, but he’s kind of d*** to her. Then we meet Colin Firth, and we all fall in love.
Colin Firth’s character is a little weird in the beginning, and we’re not quite sure what to think of him. But the more he and Bridget run into each other, the more we fall in love. My favorite scene is when he comes over and helps Bridget cook for her birthday party, and her friends all come over and have the perfect night (until Hugh Grant comes in and ruins the night). The witty and awkward movie ends with Bridget chasing after Colin Firth in just a t-shirt and her underwear and them kissing in the snow.
The reason we all connect to this movie is because Bridget Jones isn’t this perfect character. She’s a little overweight, she’s not the most attractive girl ever, but yet she finds this wonderful guy. It gives us hope.
So when I saw that there was a sequel to "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Bridget Jones’s Baby," I got super excited. I assumed it was going to be about Bridget and Colin Firth’s baby, trying to live a normal life, even though she has kinda weird and awkward parents.
Wrong.
I watched the trailer for "Bridget Jones’s Baby" and was utterly devastated.
Besides the fact that Patrick Dempsey is going to be in it, this movie has already crushed my dreams. Actually, I take that back. I’m a hardcore "Grey’s Anatomy" fan and seeing Patrick Dempsey with anyone other than Meredith Grey is just a tragedy.
The trailer begins with Bridget Jones walking down the aisle in a beautiful (well, actually, I didn’t really like it that much, but that’s beside the point) white dress, with her father on her arm and a church full of smiling people. I know what you’re thinking. Aw, she’s finally getting her happily ever after with Colin Firth. Guess again.
The opening scene was just Bridget’s imagination, and we find her singing “All By Myself” again, alone, on her birthday. In the next few seconds, it’s revealed that Bridget Jones and Colin Firth’s character have broken up. Bridget Jones then meets Patrick Dempsey, who pulls her out of the mud and puts her shoe back on for her. (Really? The Cinderella thing? Really?) Bridget then finds out she’s pregnant and isn’t sure whether it’s Patrick’s baby or Colin’s baby (I really should figure out what their character names are, but it just seems rude not to call them Colin and Patrick).
While it does make sense that Bridget Jones, the stubborn and unlucky character, finds herself in yet another unfortunate turn of events, I’m really disappointed. I don’t think they should have introduced a new character -- sorry Patrick Dempsey -- into the storyline.
I’m curious to see how this movie turns out, and how other people react to it. I’m crossing my fingers that the baby is Colin Firth’s and they get back together and live happily ever after. Even Bridget Jones deserves that.
See the trailer here:
