I remember watching the movie Muriel's Wedding when I was at a point in my life where it seemed I was surrounded by bitch coworkers who were all getting married. Two out of three are now divorced and another one is on her second baby daddy, but I digress.
It suddenly occurred to me that there are quite a few similarities between Muriel Heslop and Mary The Slob, down to their transformations. However, although Muriel seems to have grown by the end of the movie, Our Mary seems determined to remain as aloof and stupid as ever.
Let's look at a few plot points, shall we?
Muriel Heslop is a nobody from a middle class family in Porpoise Spit, Australia.
Mary Donaldson was a nobody from a middle class family in Hobart, Australia.
Muriel is a chubbette not good enough (or thin enough) to be in the cool girls' club.
Mary was a chubbette with bad taste in clothes and wasn't in the cool girls' club.
Muriel is arrested for shoplifting a dress.
Mary should be arrested for some of the dresses she wears.
Muriel leaves her family and goes to Sydney with her party girl friend Rhonda.
Mary left her family and went to Sydney with her party girl friend Amber.
Muriel ends up abandoning Rhonda when she suffers an accident and ends up paralyzed.
Mary is not much of a friend to Amber, whose chances at fame seem to be paralyzed.
Muriel transforms herself from a trashy clothes wearer to a more classy clothes wearer, but underneath she is the same person.
Mary transforms herself from a trashy clothes wearer to a more classy clothes wearer, but underneath she is the same old bitch.
Mary marries an Olympic swimmer babe.
Mary marries an Olympic committee wannabe who used to be a babe.
Muriel wants a grand wedding and marriage to a man who will give her a better life.
Mary got a grand wedding and marriage to a man who gave her a better life.
However, in the movie, Muriel ends up growing and maturing and realizes that an empty marriage does not for happiness make. Our Mary seems to have found happiness in her new clothes and servants and I doubt she would ever forsake her mediocre marriage if it means losing her newfound privileges.
Oh yeah, and Frederik has nowhere near the lickable body that Daniel Lapaine sports in the movie. He did once, but no more.
4 comments:
I was watching Muriel's Wedding the other day and THE SAME EXACT THOUGHTS went through my head!!
Wonder if Mary saw the movie back when it came out and it made a lasting impression on her...
Spot on comparisons!!!Hilarious read
Hey Royal Truths, the GI Mary stint is just waiting for the truthie treatment.Waiting with bated breath to read your take on the latest newsworthy stunt .
Mary makes it so easy!
Hi Royal Truthie,
What an excellent perception you have!
Oddly enough I was only looking at their disaster, ahrm, wedding day, last week.
And there is not one photo of Fred – other than the ones he ‘poses’ for the camera – of inner happiness of what he is about to do.
NOT one photo.
Maybe Meary/Muriel’s Wedding II could be about her divoce, and inner happiness for Fred with someone else.
Keep up the great work, and look foreward to reading MORE SOOON!!!!!!!!
Getafix
Hi Royal Truthie,
What an excellent perception you have!
Oddly enough I was looking at their disaster, ahrm, wedding day, only last week.
And there is not one photo of Fred – other than the ones he ‘poses’ for the camera – of inner happiness of what he is about to do.
NOT one photo. Mary simpers, snides, smirkes all the way through the ceremony!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe Meary/Muriel’s Wedding II could be about her divoce, happiness for Fred with someone else.
Keep up the great work, and look foreward to reading MORE SOOON!!!!!!!!
Getafix
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