Saturday, March 29, 2008
Blog 8: From A Flower Girl to an Elegant Lady…
Pygmalion to me is a very interesting film. The story evolves around a flower girl, Liza who is from a low class society and a phonetic professor, Henry Higgins. Liza seems to challenge the professor to teach her how to speak ‘standard’ English and how to behave like a lady. He manages to teach her all the things that are necessary to become a lady and throughout the learning process, he grows fond of her and eventually, he falls in love with her. He is very fortunate because Liza too loves him. From this movie, you might discover that when you learn about one’s language, you do not only pick up the language but also the culture and you can see this in the film when Liza seems out of place when she goes back to her previous neighbourhood. She feels awkward being around the flower girl and sees the girl as herself in the past. Frankly speaking, I like this film!
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Pygmalion is an interesting movie because we can see the transformation of a flower girl, Eliza to an elegant lady. It is true that the element of social class can be seen clearly based on the English language the society speak.From here, Eliza who is from a lower status society person has the courage to take the challenge to learn standard English from the professor. Her determination has lead her succeed to become an elegant woman who portrays a higher class society. This flim is also interesting because Eliza and the professor developed a close relationship and fell in love with one another.It is a relaxing and enjoyable movie which does not have tragedy.
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