The proposal

This is a comedy directed by Anne Fletcher, followed by the two main characters Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. The plot starts when the Canadian executive is about to be deported because her visa expired, and his assistant an American citizen can be his opportunity to remain in the country legally, by marring him.

Their story began in a book publishing company, Margaret Tate was an executive editor in chief and Andrew Paxton was her assistant. He used to live in Sitka, Alaska but he left on pursuit of his dream of being a writer in New York. Unfortunately for him, Margaret was well known for her always bad mood and drastic decisions, until one day the executive table called her because she needed to put order in her legal papers, something she had always postponed for not being important. When she realized her career was in game she invented a false marriage with his assistant, who did not tell the truth because he wanted a promotion. So they travel to his hometown in Alaska to meet his parents and give the good news in a party they had arranged. Here they have to explain how it happened, and Andrew wanted to be masculine a not so romantic proposal, but Margaret insisted on saying he cried during the final question.

When they thought everything was going just planed, the conflict between Andrew and his father arises, all because he wanted his son to manage all the companies they had created during their lives at Sitka. This uncomfortable situation becomes suspicious for a so suddenly event, so he starts investigating by his own until he founds out the truth.

In that moment, Margaret starts feeling something real about Andrew and his family, she finally felt loved and welcome in a home, due to her past and the way she lost her parents, she suddenly panicked and wanted to run away before she can hurt the family, so she accepts a deal with Andrews father and leaves to New York to pack everything and go back to Canada. What she didn’t know was that Andrew was in love with her since they kissed that first day in the welcomed party, and followed her thanks to his granny that faked a heart attack to get a plane for him. Finally, they started a real process of marriage and make it right with the legal situation.

In my opinion, this movie shows what people can do to achieve their dreams or to protect their hard work. It also proves how the family is always there when things seem to fall apart, to support you, to encourage you in all you want and to love you. We must always keep in mind that love is something unexpected, we are never ready for it, though we always look for it.

By Juan Paniagua