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The Executive Model The Plot
Probably-uptight workaholic learns what’s important in life Examples
The Family Man (pictured), Liar Liar, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Baby Boom, Pretty Woman, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Jack Frost, Hook, Regarding Henry, Imagine That, The Ugly Truth, A Good Year. Typical Case
You know the story. Our Hero is a hard-working type spends every waking minute in the office, obsessing over paperwork like Patrick Bateman obsesses over business cards and showing about as much interest in life outside the office as Bateman does in issues of women’s lib. If Our Hero has a love interest, it’s an anaemic and ill-suited one. If he or she has children, he neglects them and if he’s a he, there’s a 100 percent chance that he’s recently missed their Little League game. But one day, a fairy godmother / crazy accident / freespirited love interest comes along and changes all that. Before you know it, Our Hero has thrown his BlackBerry to the wind and is bunking off to spend the day romping with his newfound supernatural friend / head-wound-inspired sense of wonder at the world / adorable child or lover. Cue hugs, puppies and future happiness, with a convenient deus ex machina providing enough continuing income so that their standard of living doesn’t abruptly plummet. Honourable Exception
A Christmas Carol – the original and best. Why This Needs To Go
In the current economic climate, this is just too much of a fairytale. Also, it’s boooooo-ring.
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