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The movie Bride Wars was a really funny "chick flick" that was good at portraying the stereotype in america for young females. In the movie trailors it displays two best friends that are both engaged and are starting to plan out their weddings. At first they are excited to plan their weddings together, because they have been best friends since birth. But when their wedding gets planned on the same day, its best friends at war to see who gets the wedding date theyve always dreamed. They battle each other through pranks such as dying the other's hair blue, to tanning the other cheetoh orange. Also, not once in the trailor does it show the groom-to-be, which shows that men supposedly dont care about the wedding day near as much as the bride-to-bes do. They "just let the women handle all that crud". This displays how women are loco about weddings, and the idea of marriage. Women supposedly dream about their wedding day starting at the age of barbie and ken. "Typically" anyways. Also is doesn't show that alot of men during these times really do care about their wedding day, and are just as equally excited..A lot of men want to do their part for their big day also. It isn't just the brides big day, it's the future wife, and husbands special day too. And the way they must look on that special day is life threateningly important. Women must be perfectly tanned, and groomed, to look the idea of perfect on the most important day of their life. Which for me, I have many other plans, and the idea of marriage barely crosses my mind in competition with all my other goals and dreams. So stereotypically, I don't fit this mold of women obsessed with their wedding day, and I'm sure in this day in age, many women aren't any more. Yes, it was funny, and before taking this class, I really wouldn't have even considered the gender stereotypes in this movie. But now, I can see how, the men vs. women roles are even displayed in films, but it's kinda like brain washing.. It's un-talked about, and yes there are movies that stretch out of the "norm" but, most movies depict the women/men roles that are supposed to set the examples for today...So, there's nothing I can really do about it, but recognize the behind the scene messages that our media portrays today..But the movie was funny, it is true that women go banana's over their wedding day. And I'm sure that if I ever do change my mind, and decide to be lame and get married, my wedding day will be outrageously important too. :)