PatandMike

PatandMikeisaromancemoviedirectedbyGeorgeCukorin1952.Thismovieisabouttheall-aroundfemaleathletePatbecomingprofessionalandfindinghertruelove.Patisapromisingathleteandextremelygoodatgolfandtennis.Butallherfiancéewantsisforthemtogetmarried.Ontheotherhand,Patisanunconventionalwomanwhohasthepassiontobecomeanexpertratherthangetmarriedandliveasmoothlife.ShefindsMikeConovanamanagerwhoonlycaresaboutmoney.Together,theyfighttowinandgetovermanyobstacles.Attheendofthemovie,theyconnect.PatandMikeisaromancemovieratherthanasportsmovie.ThismovieemphasizedmuchonaplotdescribingPat’srelationswithothermalecharacters.Herfiancéeisaterriblefiancée,whodoesnotsupporthercareer.Moreover,whenheshowsup,shejustcan’tplaywell.Ononetennisgame,beforeherfiancéeshowsup,sheplaysverywell.Butassoonasherfiancéeshowsup,shestartstolosepoints.Furthermore,itisnotamistakeanymore,itbecomesaproblem.Atthebeginning,shelosespointsbecauseherserveispowerless.Attheend,thenetsuddenlyrisesandshepassesout.Onthecontrary,Mikeisalwayssupportingher.Atfirst,heisjustcaringformoney.Butastimegoesby,hecaresmoreaboutherthanthemoney.Forinstance,whenMikeisfeedingthehorse,heseesPat’sfacemirroringthehorse’sfaceandhelaughs.Moreover,whentheboxerasksMiketogowithhim,MikerefusesbecausehewantstogowithPat.Anotherbigthemeofthismovieisthenewindependentimageofwomen.Beforethe1950s,theonlygoalofAmericangirlswastobuildafamilywithagoodmanevenwomenattendcollegeanduniversity.Thatwasasocialchangingperiodoftime.Womenwerefindingequalopportunitiesandchallengingtheirtraditionalrolesinthefamilyaswellastheworldduringthattime.Patwasjustoneofthosewomen.Shewasatalentedathletewithapromisingcareer.Insteadofstayingathomeasotherwomendidinthistraditionalway,shewentouttofightforherfuture,andshedidverywellontennisandgolf.Herfiancéeplayedtheoppositewayanddisagreedwithher.Hethoughtsheshouldn’tdoallthesestuff.Inthismovie,sportwasasupportroletopushthestorytogoforward.Inordertodoso,duringthetennisgame,thedirectorusedsomeillusiontomakePatlosthergame.Thisisatechniqueusedalotincomedymoviestocreateasenseofhumorandisknownashyperbole.Thisisabsolutelyagainstcommonsense.Alsothismoviechosegolfandtenniswhicharelessintensethanothercompetitivesportstocreateaneasyatmosphere.Ontheotherhand,TracyandHepburnwerethemostpopularpairofactorsinthe1950s.Peoplecametothetheatertoseethemratherthanthemovie.Thatmeansthismoviewasshapedforthesetwocharacters.Inthissituation,itwouldmakemoresensetosayPatandMikewasaromancemovieandsportonlyplayasupportroleinthismovie.PatandMikewasalightromanticcomedystory.Byusingjoyfulmusic,humor,anddialoguetocreateaneasyatmosphere,themovietellsagoodstory.Buttechnically,it’snotagoodsportmovie.Becausesportonlyplaysasupportroleinthemovie.