The Mirror Has Two Faces A Movie Review Essay, Research Paper

THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES

A MOVIE REVIEW

The movie stares Barbara Streisand as Rose Morgan a lonely, single, low self esteemed

woman who lives with her domineering mother Hannah Morgan played by Lauren Becall

in New York. Jeff Bridges who plays Gregory Larkin a math instructor at Columbia

University is a man in search of the perfect woman who is not interested in sex but only

companship. Greg places a personal ad in a singles paper and receives enormous

response. He reviews the responses to his ad and decides on a response that featured

Rose. Greg calls the number on the response and a woman answers the phone who is

Roses sister Claire. Claire explains to Greg that she responded to the ad without Roses

consent and that Rose is not a women of great beauty. Greg explains that he is not in

search of a woman with great beauty, just a woman for companship. Greg calls Rose on

the telephone and the two decide to have dinner as friends. They adore each others

companship and start to spend more and more time together as best friends. They

become extremely flexibly enmeshed and are very compatible with each other.

As time passes and they grow closer to each other they decide to get married by the

justice of the peace. Roses mother who is dependent on her objects to the idea and thinks

the marriage is wrong. She uses plenty of guilt trying to persuade Rose not to marry

Greg. The marriage takes place and the Rose moves into Greg?s apartment where their are

separate twin beds for Rose and Greg. The first night of living together Greg indirectly

suggests the two should have sex. Rose does not understand and falls asleep on Greg.

As time passes and the two start to become flexibly connected and share their most

hidden secrets with each other. Greg accepts a three month job offer over seas. Rose

agrees that he should jump at the opportunity and supports him in his decision. Rose

decides that the arrangement of a no sex marriage is not going to work. She decides one

night before Greg leaves for three months to seduce him into having sex with her. Greg

objects to the idea after about five minuets and explains his feelings to Rose which

infuriates her causing her to run back to her mothers chaotically enmeshed home.

Greg leaves for work over seas calling Rose on the telephone every spare minute he has

only to be greeted by her jealous and domineering mother stating she is not home or

available unknown to Rose. Greg concentrates on his decision and changes his mind

about a no sex marriage. He returns home early in an effort to win Rose back from her

mother.

Late at night Greg calls Rose to the window by screaming and yelling Roses name against

the wishes of the doorman to Hannah?s apartment. The doorman attempts to stop Greg

however his attempts don?t succeed. Rose comes to the window and Greg explains that

he has changed his beliefs about a no sex marriage. Rose accepts his proposal and the two

are off to Greg?s apartment to consummate the marriage.