The Rushed English Woman

The iconic Bridget Jones trilogy will always hold a place in my heart as hilarious, relatable

and joyful films which I’ve always watched with my mother and sister. With the current

trends in media revolving around a soulless, grey and monotone atmosphere, will we ever be

allowed to fall back in love with the charms of our beloved rushed English woman?

The Bridget Jones movies brought us this iconic character: a rushed English woman

constantly being clumsy and never ‘perfect’, which was refreshing in a world where everyone

is obsessed with perfection. Bridget Jones is a character who represents so many women who

felt like they weren’t noticed and appreciated in the entertainment industry.

These cheesy romcoms may seem like ‘silly women movies’ that plenty of stereotypes say,

but it’s representation for women who feel like they are failing at life when really they just

aren’t there yet. You don’t need to be twenty and a millionaire to be successful, you can be

forty, single and a mess but with love around you - and that’s real success.

The Devil Wears Prada is another film that gave me this same vibe of a cosy, real but raw

romcom. With the release of the second film – which, don’t get me wrong, I genuinely

adored! – the soulless setting simply drained the joy I could feel from this film. For anyone

who works in the arts in the modern age, the script covered important issues in today’s

creative fields, but it didn’t give me the same cosy, relatable vibes of the first film.

With lots of movies being released recently by up-and-coming new directors, I do hope

somebody will recognise this gap in the market for that early 2000’s romcom vibe we all

yearn for.

Written by, Grace Heriegel