Be Bridget.

So... I have never seen Bridget Jones's Diary. I have always heard about it from others or it reference in shows but I still have never seen it. I was born in '94 and this film came out in 2001, so since I would have been around 7 years old there is not room to judge me. (In yo face!)

I never understood what the hype was all about. I mean, it is just Renée Zellweger and two mediocre good-looking British guys. Then one morning I was scanning through Netflix and decided "Why not?" Side-note: I was on Fall Break; I do with my mornings what I please. 

Trying to get past Renée having a British accent was the hardest part of watching them film. Let's face it, American actors doing different accents can throw you off. Once I got past the accent I was drawn in.

Bridget has problems that I can most definitely relate it to. If I was in my 30s and was in her same situation I would be just like her. Because the issues the character deals with are so common: I believe that if any other, more "glamorous", actress would have played Bridget it would have not as been as great.

She struggles with weight constantly even recording how much she has lost and gained through her diary. Her mother is always trying to fix her up with a guy. She loves so much that it s devastating and she resorts to food and drinking. Bridget makes blue soup and fumbles around. She is average and it is great!


The best part of it is that she has two men that just have to have her. This is where every girl's fantasy comes in to play. Do you go for the safe and dependable Mark Darcy? Or, do you go for the unpredictable "bad boy" who may break your heart Daniel Cleaver.

This film is great. I feel as if you can learn from it. One would be to not judge a book by its cover. Darcy and Bridget hated each other from the beginning based off of a first-impression but then ended up realizing they were good for one another. Don't be afraid to walk away from situations. Daniel is just not a good character; he may be fun but not good. He cheats on Bridget, doesn't think she is enough for him, and just a bold-face liar. Bridget realizes she is better not being with him.

What I like the most is that Darcy tells Bridget that he likes her "Just as you are." All the time it may seem that people want to change you or you have feeling you need to changed to be liked. Do not waste your time with people who do not like you for "Just as you are." I think most of the time in romantic relationships, especially young relationships, you think that you have to change in order to have someone like you or want to be around you. If you do have to change to be with someone then you do not need to be with them. In some circumstances the changes can be good things but don't change your entire personality for a person.

Be you. That simple.

Now I haven't seen the sequel yet because I had to come back to reality and do school... No spoilers please!