Most movies today‚ are pointless and are a waste of money‚ compared to how movies used to be with an interesting storyline and perhaps inspiring lesson learned. The movie‚ 50 First dates‚ is an inspiring‚ romantic comedy about how having hope inspires to accomplish the impossible. It stars Adam Sandler (Henry)‚ Drew Barrymore (Lucy) and Rob Schneider (Ula). Henry is a veterinarian at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. He has a reputation of womanizing female tourists‚ and shows no interest in a serious relationship
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50 First Dates Henry Roth is a marine-life veterinarian at Sea Life Park on the island of Hawaii who has a reputation of being a ladies man and targets female tourists and he has no interest in committing to a serious relationship with these ladies. He constantly gives these women excuses as to why he can’t give them his number. He owns an old boat which he plans to use to fulfil his dream. His friend Ula who happens to be his workmate and his closest friend is a marijuana-smoking Islander and Henry’s
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Journal Article Summary: The movie 50 First Dates is a romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal. The movie is a notion of a day that keeps repeating itself. However‚ in this movie the recycling takes place entirely inside the mind of Lucy Whitmore played by Drew Barrymore. Barrymore plays a young woman who was in an accident that caused her to suffer from Goldfield Syndrome‚ a fictional form of anterograde amnesia in which each day’s events disappear from her memory overnight. This is caused
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50 first dates plot Henry Roth‚ a womanising marine-life veterinarian living in Hawaii‚ meets Lucy Whitmore‚ an art teacher‚ in a café one morning. They hit it off and agree to meet in the café the next morning. The following day‚ however‚ Lucy seems not to remember anything about Henry and their meeting. The café owner pulls Henry aside and explains that Lucy suffers from amnesia (called ’Goldfield Syndrome’ in the movie) as a result of a car accident a year earlier. Her condition has left her
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In the movie 50 First Dates‚ Lucy Whitmore‚ portrayed by Drew Barrymore‚ is an art teacher that suffers from anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create memories after the event that caused amnesia has occurred. Because of this‚ Lucy only remembers things that occurred prior to her misfortunate car accident. For example‚ her father and brother go out of their way to reassure Lucy that the day is October 13‚ 2002‚ so that she does not suffer from the shocking truth
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Kellen Bernickus JJC Psychology Movie Paper “50 First Dates” Mr. Lanning Patient Evaluation: Patients stated reason for coming: Lucy Whitmore is coming to therapy sessions with me because she is suffering from a severe condition called anterograde amnesia or also known in the movie as Goldfield Syndrome. She was involved in a traumatic car accident and‚ since then‚ cannot retain any new information. She can only remember her life up until the accident
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“50 First Dates” In the movie‚ Lucy Whitmore‚ an art teacher living in Hawaii‚ is involved in a horrible car accident which causes severe brain damage to her temporal lobe‚ or more specifically‚ the area containing her hippocampus. This area of the brain is crucial in forming new memories. The brain damage causes Lucy to suffer from short-term memory loss. On the subject of psychology‚ this movie has accurately demonstrated characteristics of someone who has suffered damage to the hippocampus region
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the romantic comedy genre can also overlap with subgenres such as screwball comedy‚ teen comedy‚ or gross-out comedy (Goodykoontz & Jacobs‚ 2014‚ table 4.1). This paper will focus on the romantic comedy genre‚ specifically the gross-out comedy‚ 50 First Dates‚ to help viewers gain a better perspective on the elements of this film‚ as well as the how this film expands the boundaries of romantic comedies. The romantic comedy plot involves a romance
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50 First Dates In the movie 50 First Dates one of the main characters suffers from the severe condition of anterograde amnesia. The movie is about Henry Roth who is a wildlife veterinarian in Hawaii‚ meeting Lucy Whitmore a woman who has a short-term memory loss from an auto accident a year earlier. Henry meets Lucy at a local cafe and takes her out on a date. Henry falls in love with Lucy‚ but there is one problem when she awakens in the morning‚ she can’t remember him or anything that happened
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50 First Dates In the movie 50 First Dates one of the main characters suffers from the severe condition of anterograde amnesia. The movie is about Henry Roth who is a wildlife veterinarian in Hawaii‚ meeting Lucy Whitmore a woman who has a short-term memory loss from an auto accident a year earlier. Henry meets Lucy at a local cafe and takes her out on a date. Henry falls in love with Lucy‚ but there is one problem when she awakens in the morning‚ she can’t remember him or anything that happened
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