Would someone really call off a wedding because they got a blender? It makes the Annie character very unsympathetic. How shallow that you would throw away a relationship and thousands of dollars and time spent preparing a wedding over a gift that is actually very nice. Do women really expect every gift to be some huge romantic gesture like diamonds or pearls and if they don't get it they act like petulant children?
shareThough Annie did annoy me at times, in her defense here, I think she was just having those fabled pre-wedding jitters and even the smallest of things can cause a rift between the happy couple at those times.
shareI haven't seen this movie in... forever, but if I remember correctly, she wasn't upset about the blender, per se, but what she thought is signified. Kitchen appliances are associated with domesticity. Thus, she thought that by giving her a blender, Bryan was sending her the message that he wanted her to be a housewife. In reality, it was because she loved to make smoothies and it was a kind gesture on his part, but she totally overreacted.
Also, during their fight, he mentioned that George was snooping in his parents' house, which she thought he was only saying out of spite and called him a liar.
In short, it was a combo of various things caused by pre-wedding jitters as WalkAwayRenee said.
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Don't forget how we women love to be told we're overreacting.
She liked making milkshakes.
Kitchen appliances are associated with domesticity.Kitchen appliances, or in fact anything for that matter, are associated with the fabrications of ones own mind. She was just looking for an excuse to jump down Brians throat. If she had heard him out she would have realised his true intentions in buying it. So I don't think she has any defence here.
she got the wrong idea, she took it to mean she would be expected to do all the cooking and cleaning, he explained it was so she could make milkshakes or something
shareI'm a feminist, I'm also a keen cook, if my hubby bought me a blender I'd be thrilled. I think they thought "Annie is a feminist, what would upset her?" .... "I know, a blender! Cos women like to cook innit?"
Stupid plotline
It was a definite overreaction...as George said, Brian had thought that she might like to blend something sometime, and that was all. It was like an early housewarming gift of sorts for their new life together. Annie took it as an omen; she imagined that maybe he wasn't the type of man she thought he was, if he was the type who'd give her a kitchen appliance as a gift. She took that as a sign of his expectations for their marriage--you know, her being the good little 50s housewife who cooks and cleans and shines her hubby's shoes, and stays home being the mother for his children. I'm sure that being that close to marriage--which is a huge step in one's life, especially for such young people--can tend to do that to you...make you blow up small, harmless things, interpret them as portending doom, and just generally slip into a blundering panic much faster than you previously would have.
Reminds me of the I Love Lucy episode in which Ethel really wants a toaster for her birthday, but Lucy advises Fred to avoid "practical gifts" because women want things that are fun, feminine, and exciting (unlike the hideously bizarre pair of "hostess pants" she buys for Fred to give to Ethel!)
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I think the whole point was that it made no sense and she overreacted. It gave her dad a chance to get to know the guy better and save the day....something like that needed to happen in the movie...why not over a blender? HAHA
shareI think they were just trying to make them have a fight, but still have Bryan likable. Bryan is supposed to be the ultimate husband figure. A silly misunderstanding keeps it like that.
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