Is that an actual premise for this film (based on culture), or are comedies getting more and more desperate for something to work on?
07/08/06... 786... the sentinel of Allah has arrived.
I'm pretty sure it's not compulsory to have a best man for a wedding, and it sounds like you are too (I'm not an expert, which is why I'm not categorically stating it as fact; there might even be some differences amongst different sects or denominations). BUT, it is by far more the norm than not, to have one (even if it's a woman fulfilling the role) at large weddings, or any wedding that's had much planning at all. Realistically, the situation of a man not having anyone in his life, to whom he'd naturally turn to be his best man is, indeed, a likely situation for a movie premise (and many men would even have the issue of which man to choose, out of a number of likely candidates--which, of course, is also a possible premise for a movie).
It's not that it's required, but just that the fact that there's no one in his life to be his best man can give pause, and might make any groom reflect on his life, and on his lack of friends of that kind. Others around him (including fiancée and in-laws) might also find it strange that he's in that situation, even if it doesn't bother him at all. Weddings, being high-emotion, high-stakes affairs, often big, splashy ones at that, and something experienced by almost everyone, from one vantage point or another, are obvious fodder for drama, whether serious or comical.
Multiplex: 100+ shows a day, NONE worth watching. John Sayles' latest: NO distribution. SAD.
It's not that it's required, but just that the fact that there's no one in his life to be his best man can give pause, and might make any groom reflect on his life, and on his lack of friends of that kind. Others around him (including fiance and in-laws) might also find it strange that he's in that situation, even if it doesn't bother him at all. Weddings, being high-emotion, high-stakes affairs, often big, splashy ones at that, and something experienced by almost everyone, from one vantage point or another, are obvious fodder for drama, whether serious or comical.
You're welcome. I haven't seen the movie yet, but was thinking about going to a free screening. I did really like I LOVE YOU, MAN, to which it sounds like this is similar.
Multiplex: 100+ shows a day, NONE worth watching. John Sayles' latest: NO distribution. SAD.
Saw an advanced screening, never saw I love you man so I can't compare. But he basically has no family and never had any close friends. The movie starts out with him asking guys from his past that he barely knew from school and stuff. It is a very funny movie, the previews don't do it justice. Aside from a pretty raunchy bachelor party scene that may rub people the wrong way, it is very funny.
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