Muriel's Wedding Quotes and Film Techniques Part 3
This deck covers key quotes from 'Muriel's Wedding' and the film techniques used to convey themes and character development.
"Stick your drink up your arse, Tanya, I'd rather swallow razor blades than drink with you." - Rhonda
"Stick your drink...
Key Terms
"Stick your drink up your arse, Tanya, I'd rather swallow razor blades than drink with you." - Rhonda
"Stick your drink...
"This is my new life, I'm a new person. I'm changing my name. To Mariel. [...] MARIAL." - Muriel
"This is my...
"How can you stand this? You push me around in this chair, you cook for me, you even help me dress. I hate it." - Rhonda
"How can you...
"At least you won't be in anyone's way." - Mrs. Evanstall
"At least you...
"You're gonna walk." - Muriel (later)-"I'm not gonna walk." - Rhonda
"You're gonna...
Fluctuation throughout film shows Muriel's self-discovery
Film technique: ABBA songs
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
"Stick your drink up your arse, Tanya, I'd rather swallow razor blades than drink with you." - Rhonda | "Stick your drink... |
"This is my new life, I'm a new person. I'm changing my name. To Mariel. [...] MARIAL." - Muriel | "This is my... |
"How can you stand this? You push me around in this chair, you cook for me, you even help me dress. I hate it." - Rhonda | "How can you... |
"At least you won't be in anyone's way." - Mrs. Evanstall | "At least you... |
"You're gonna walk." - Muriel (later)-"I'm not gonna walk." - Rhonda | "You're gonna... |
Fluctuation throughout film shows Muriel's self-discovery | Film technique: ABBA songs |
Toni Collette, Rachael Griffiths, other girls, exaggerate acting to set theme | Film technique: Acting (in general) |
Jeanie Drynan always looking slightly away, absent behind the eyes | Film technique: Acting (Betty) |
When Muriel is arrested, a POV shot shows how alone Muriel is | Film technique: POV shot |
Muriel's dishevelled hair and clothes juxtapose the elegant brides in wedding dresses | Film technique: Juxtaposition |
Muriel's clothes and hair done differently to other girls, shows she is an outcast | Film technique: costume |
Often displays defensive body language | Film technique: acting (Muriel) |
shows the emotions the character is feeling | Film technique: close up shots |
The panning shot after her argument with Perry shows her in the kitchen where she has spent so much time | Film technique: panning shot (Betty) |
Her facial expressions change from mostly excited and happy to irritated and unhappy | Film technique: close ups (Rhonda) |
Blue lighting when she tells Muriel she's not nothing juxtaposes the theme with the same lighting when she tells Muriel she has cancer again | Film technique: lighting (Rhonda) |
In their first confrontation, Rhonda's triumphant face contrasts with Tanya's furious one | Film technique: close up (Rhonda and Tanya) |
"Muriel Heslop, stupid, fat and useless. I hate her. I'm never going back to being her again."- Muriel | "Muriel Heslop, stupid... |
"I don't love you." - Muriel | "I don't... |
"Do you know who I am?" - Bill "Yes, sir. Councillor Heslop." - Police officer | "Do you know... |
"Betty, get the young fellas a beer." - Bill | "Betty, get... |
"If I can't type, why did they give me my secretarial diploma?" - Muriel "Because I paid for it!" - Bill | "If I can't... |
"Muriel, when Victor was 19 he was a millionaire. Muriel's on the dole." - Bill | "Muriel, when Victor... |
"We don't want you hanging around us anymore." - Nicole | "We don't want... |
"I know I'm not normal, but I'm trying to change!" - Muriel | "I know I'm... |
"Perry! Wake up to yourself!" - Bill | "Perry! Wake up... |