Bridget jones diary… what are ur thoughts????

[Emblue1981]

So over Christmas I watched Bridget Jones for the first time.. yes I know, where have I been for the past 20 years.

Anyway, all my friends love the book/ films so I decided to give it a go and can’t believe how disappointed I was. In summary she’s sexually harassed at her work place (Hugh Grant character) which subsequently leads to her leaving her job, she's portrayed as stupid ( political scenes) fat shamed ( she weighs 9 and a half stone for goodness sake !) not to mention the creepy uncle who continuously makes sexual comments to Bridget.

In 2022 do people still really like this movie or is it more a case that, it had its place at the time but let’s move on???

I haven't re-read the book, but remember thinking when I watched the film that it missed the point of book in so many ways, and portrayed BJ as vacuous. There is far more to her in the book.
I watched BJ's baby recently and that does have some LOL moments.

@Kanaloa

Yes I can imagine the modern day Bridget’s Diary. Except it would be Bridget’s blog, and instead of listing the calories in her diet every day she would be doing an Instagram 50 days of keto challenge or something. And Daniel would harass her over email/zoom by repeatedly asking for her personal Snapchat in work meetings.

And sending her dick pics.

Love Bridget - so do my teens.

Oh of course the dick pics. And if she tried to complain he’d say ‘no face, no case’ and HR would ignore it.