Monday, November 21, 2011

She's The Man Film Analysis

Ordinary world:  Viola Hastings plays soccer at her high school until one day her team gets cut.  she lives with her overbearing mother and rebelous songwriting twin brother Sebastian.
Call: Sebastian ditches to a battle of the bands for a couple weeks in London, Viola decides to take charge and prove that girls can play soccer just as good as guys.  She disguises herself as her twin brother Sebastian, and goes out for the rival school, Illyria, boys' soccer team and makes it.
Refusal: Viola has doubts about her abilities as a soccer player and does not know if her disguise will be put to the test.
Mentor: Duke, Violas/ Sebastians' roommate who she finds herself falling for, teaches her how to be good enough to play first string by their first big game against her old schools team.  He befriends her and shows her the ropes.
Threshold: Viola crosses the threshold when she is being disguised as a boy and then when she first enters the boys dorm and sees what life is like on the other side.
Tests, Allies and Enemies: Viola makes herself "cool" by setting up a scene with several of her girl friends and therefore is excepted by the soccer team.  She is trying to get away from her ex-boyfriend on the opposing soccer team and keep up appearances while dodging Sebatians psycho girlfriend who thinks Viola is Sebastian.  
Approach: Viola is training especially hard and has made it to first string.  Duke fights Justin (Violas Ex) and initially puts him in line.  Viola agrees to set Duke up with Olivia a girl he has a crush on, and also to become a debutante like her mother wants her to be.
Ordeal: Viola finds out that Olivia has a crush on her Sebastian self,  she has to try and nicely tell her no and at the same time not hurt Dukes feelings.  Duke sees Olivia kissing the real Sebastian because he has arrived at school earlier then expected.  Duke is upset and kick Viola out forcing her to find a place to stay and waking up late for the big game the next day. Now that the real Sebastian is back people quickly realize something is off and the twins have to prove that it was all just a big ruse and explain the whole truth.
Reward: Viola gets put in the game and they beat the other team, thus proving that girls can play in the same league as guys.
The Road Back: Viola still has feelings for duke but he is still upset that he was lied to and used.  She tries to go after him after the game but he avoids her.  She now does not have an escort the the debutante ball and she must go by herself.
Death: She sent a invitation to Duke but he has not responded, she tries to cope with the fact that he does not want to associate with her and she has to go to the ball without a date.
Resurrection: At the last minute Duke shows up and they reconcile.  He escorts her and she is happy because he came around.
Return with Elixir: Viola now plays on the boys team at Illyria as herself.  her and duke can now be together with no secrets.  Olivia proved what she set out to prove and found love on the way.

3 comments:

  1. i like this movie and i like this post

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  2. Such a great movie. I've seen it a hundred times and still love it! Great post!

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