You’ve got in all probability seen a movie written or directed by Richard Curtis.
Richard made his directorial debut in 2003 with what would change into one other legendary rom-com: Love Really.
Whereas a lot of Richard’s movies are critically acclaimed, some have been known as out for fat-shaming plot strains, and not too long ago, the author/director expressed remorse about fats jokes in his movies.
In Love Really, Natalie’s look (performed by Martine McCutcheon) is a plot line. The dimensions of her butt and thighs are mentioned by two characters, and he or she’s even known as “the chubby woman.”
Bridget Jones’s Diary, during which Renée Zellweger performs a British lady navigating her emotions for 2 males, can also be crammed with a concentrate on and jokes in regards to the character’s weight.
On Monday, At present.com reported that Richard addressed the concentrate on weight in a few of his movies throughout a latest interview, although it is unclear if Richard immediately specified which movies he was referring to.
“I bear in mind how shocked I used to be, like, 5 years in the past when Scarlett mentioned to me, ‘You may by no means use the phrase fats once more,’” he mentioned of a dialog together with his daughter, the activist and author Scarlett Curtis, for the Occasions and Sunday Occasions Cheltenham Literature Pageant, based on At present.com.
“And wow, you have been proper,” he continued, per the publication. “I believe I used to be behind, you already know, behind the curve, and people jokes aren’t any longer humorous, so I don’t really feel I used to be malicious on the time, however I believe I used to be unobservant and never as, you already know, as intelligent as I ought to have been.”
Stars of each Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Really have additionally beforehand shared their ideas in regards to the focus of their characters’ weights. Renée initially gained weight to play Bridget Jones. “I placed on just a few kilos. I additionally placed on some breasts and a child bump,” she mentioned in a 2016 British Vogue interview. “Bridget is a superbly regular weight, and I’ve by no means understood why it issues a lot. No male actor would get such scrutiny if he did the identical factor for a job.”
In a 2017 interview with Cosmopolitan UK, Martine additionally opened up about taking part in Natalie in Love Really, together with feedback about her character’s look.
“For me, it was all the time the purpose that she was, based on Richard, a stupendous woman. She turned the prime minister’s head, and her points weren’t actual points. Each lady thinks there’s one thing flawed with them when in precise truth, as Hugh has mentioned in different movies, they’re excellent and wonderful as they’re,” she informed the publication. “She was meant to be the embodiment of that, and I believe generally individuals have missed that time.”
Based on At present.com, Richard additionally opened up in regards to the lack of range in Notting Hill, which he wrote. “(With) Notting Hill, I believe that I held on to the variety challenge, to the sensation that I wouldn’t know learn how to write these elements. And I believe I used to be simply form of silly and flawed about that,” he mentioned, partially.
