My Favourite Film: Review

I have chosen Freaky Friday as my favourite film. There are two versions of the movie, however, I will be reviewing the original 1977 film. Freaky Friday is the story of a mother (Mrs Andrews) and her teenage daughter (Annabel), who don't get along particularly well, and often tell each other how they could easily live the other person's life. well, be careful what you wish for because they find their personalities switched and have to live each others lives on one strange Friday.

I have chosen this as my favourite film for many reasons.

My first reason is because of the plot. I think that this is a very unusual plot and therefore it makes the film much more intriguing. The story focuses on a mother and a daughter which makes the film extremely relatable and therefore easy and enjoyable to watch as they are just normal people and the audience are able to notice similarities between themselves or people they know, meaning that they can empathise with the characters and recognise the relationships that they have. Many children would also agree that if they had the chance to switch places with their parents, they would do a better job and not mess things up as much as their parents do! It is a really good example of children wanting to grow up and wishing they could be a grown up, which is something that most children think about at one point in their life and it clearly represents how hard it is to be an adult but also the struggles of childhood and school.

The second reason is because of the characters. You instantly like the main characters in the film (Mrs Andrews and Annabel) and you want to see what will happen to them. Everyone can relate to a mother and daughter or has a similar relationship and the unrelatable, fantasy element of them switching places adds interest and makes the audience consider how they would deal with that situation.

Another thing which makes Freaky Friday my favourite film is the disaster element; once Annabel and Mrs Andrews have swapped places, everything begins to go wrong. This element of the film makes it funny and light-hearted and so it is engaging to watch as there is constantly something going on.

The ending of the film is also really exciting. It ends with a chase scene in which Jodie Foster (still as her mother) has to drive the car and is being followed by three police cars and Barbara Harris (as her daughter) ends up on water skis. The neat roundabout ending consists of Annabel and Mrs Andrews both wishing that they were not each other and they then switch back, ending the film on a positive and cheerful note.

FREAKY FACT FILE

Produced By: Walt Disney Productions
Date Released: 21st January 1977
Director: Gary Nelson                                             
Writer: Mary Rodgers
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Awards: Nominated for 3 Golden Globes

CAST

Mrs Andrews--------Barbara Harris
Annabel--------------Jodie Foster



   




                       

                  
         

My favourite part of the film is when Annabel has already struggled with the washing machine-which every teenager can relate to!- and then different people keep arriving and she ends up with about 6 or 7 different people in the house at once all asking for different things. It is really engaging as a viewer because of all the different things going on at once and you know that things will keep getting worse, making it compulsive to keep watching. This is the "Bubble Gum Scene" in which Annabel (as her mother) struggles to put the wash on!