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Indecent Proposal (1993)
A movie that shows human error and how they recover.
I believe that the theme of Indecent Proposal is that it is not worth
even one million dollars to have an affair on your spouse as everyone
involved suffers major emotional, financial, and spiritual consequences
as they did in this film. The plot involves three main characters.
Woody Harrelson plays David Murphy, Demi Moore plays Diana Murphy, and
Robert Redford plays John Gage.
David and Diana are a young married couple who are very much in love.
They both have promising careers as David is a talented architect and
Diana is are a real estate broker. However, they run into some
financial hardships and decide to try to win money in Las Vegas. They
end up meeting John Gage who happens to be a billionaire. He offers a
large sum of money to be with Diana for one night.
Without giving away the ending, I'll just say that it becomes
complicated as there are emotional and relational consequences for
David, Diana, and David's decisions. The story unfolds in a somewhat
unpredictable manner and takes us through the struggles of money
troubles and relationship conflicts with all three characters. The film
points out in an indirect manner the mistakes that all three characters
make. There is betrayal in an emotional sense and the movie makes us
ask ourselves what I can do in my relationships so I don't have any
regrets.
Other plot points include the moral dilemma they both encounter. David
and Diana are in a loving, faithful marriage but are faced with a
proposal that is difficult to refuse. They both understand that they
could really use $1 million right now. At first they both say that they
don't want to do it but Diana says that she would do it for him and
their future. She says to David that it would be just sex and that they
would have they money for a lifetime. It is an especially tough
decision as their mortgage payments are behind and they find themselves
financially desperate.
In the movie Basic Instinct which stars Michael Douglas as detective
Nick Curran and Sharon Stone who plays Catherine Tramell, there is a
similar theme as Indecent Proposal. This is because while Curran is
investigating a murder, he becomes involved in a passionate and
emotional relationship with Catherine who happens to be the prime
suspect. This passionate affair is similar to the one that John and
Diana had in Indecent Proposal.
The lighting in the film Indecent Proposal was dimly light and
sometimes even seemed as though there was smoke in the room. This can
equate to the confusion or mysterious man behind the proposal who
happened to be John Gage the billionaire. It can also symbolize the
indecisiveness of this major decision that David and Diana needed to
make and also illustrate the mess that resulted in their decision.
The camera angles in Indecent Proposal made John Gage's character seem
to be larger than life. They did this by not having a lot of empty
space when they shoot him and used close-ups to make him seem powerful
which he was. He had this position of power because he had a great deal
of money and also power over David and Diana. The angles that they used
to shoot David were just the opposite. It seemed as though they wanted
to diminish David's character because there were not as many close- ups
nor were there many shoots to make him look important or powerful. This
is because of the position he was in with Gage having power over him
and Diana.
This was a movie that is for adults as there are sex scenes and foul
language used. The film shows us how a decision about accepting money
can change the nature of a healthy relationship. It also shows that
money is not more important than remaining faithful to your spouse.
This movie points out how the idea of how having money can be
detrimental in many ways. This includes finances, relationships, trust
and betrayal.
Indecent Proposal (1993)
A movie that shows human error and how they recover.
I believe that the theme of Indecent Proposal is that it is not worth
even one million dollars to have an affair on your spouse as everyone
involved suffers major emotional, financial, and spiritual consequences
as they did in this film. The plot involves three main characters.
Woody Harrelson plays David Murphy, Demi Moore plays Diana Murphy, and
Robert Redford plays John Gage.
David and Diana are a young married couple who are very much in love.
They both have promising careers as David is a talented architect and
Diana is are a real estate broker. However, they run into some
financial hardships and decide to try to win money in Las Vegas. They
end up meeting John Gage who happens to be a billionaire. He offers a
large sum of money to be with Diana for one night.
Without giving away the ending, I'll just say that it becomes
complicated as there are emotional and relational consequences for
David, Diana, and David's decisions. The story unfolds in a somewhat
unpredictable manner and takes us through the struggles of money
troubles and relationship conflicts with all three characters. The film
points out in an indirect manner the mistakes that all three characters
make. There is betrayal in an emotional sense and the movie makes us
ask ourselves what I can do in my relationships so I don't have any
regrets.
Other plot points include the moral dilemma they both encounter. David
and Diana are in a loving, faithful marriage but are faced with a
proposal that is difficult to refuse. They both understand that they
could really use $1 million right now. At first they both say that they
don't want to do it but Diana says that she would do it for him and
their future. She says to David that it would be just sex and that they
would have they money for a lifetime. It is an especially tough
decision as their mortgage payments are behind and they find themselves
financially desperate.
In the movie Basic Instinct which stars Michael Douglas as detective
Nick Curran and Sharon Stone who plays Catherine Tramell, there is a
similar theme as Indecent Proposal. This is because while Curran is
investigating a murder, he becomes involved in a passionate and
emotional relationship with Catherine who happens to be the prime
suspect. This passionate affair is similar to the one that John and
Diana had in Indecent Proposal.
The lighting in the film Indecent Proposal was dimly light and
sometimes even seemed as though there was smoke in the room. This can
equate to the confusion or mysterious man behind the proposal who
happened to be John Gage the billionaire. It can also symbolize the
indecisiveness of this major decision that David and Diana needed to
make and also illustrate the mess that resulted in their decision.
The camera angles in Indecent Proposal made John Gage's character seem
to be larger than life. They did this by not having a lot of empty
space when they shoot him and used close-ups to make him seem powerful
which he was. He had this position of power because he had a great deal
of money and also power over David and Diana. The angles that they used
to shoot David were just the opposite. It seemed as though they wanted
to diminish David's character because there were not as many close- ups
nor were there many shoots to make him look important or powerful. This
is because of the position he was in with Gage having power over him
and Diana.
This was a movie that is for adults as there are sex scenes and foul
language used. The film shows us how a decision about accepting money
can change the nature of a healthy relationship. It also shows that
money is not more important than remaining faithful to your spouse.
This movie points out how the idea of how having money can be
detrimental in many ways. This includes finances, relationships, trust
and betrayal.