The women’s hair styles are all very smart and modern. Their hair looks shiny, healthy and well groomed which indicates to us that they can afford to go to the salon often.
The women all speak very ‘good’ English and have middle class accents, which indicates to us again that they are middle class.
Many of the women in this extract are single, and seem to have been Hugh Grants girlfriends at one stage. This is to show how women are all looking for a long term relationship.
There are however two exceptions to this trend of females in the film. The two exceptions are both very close to Hugh Grant in the film and are also two of the main characters, they are Scarlet and Carrie.
Scarlet is single, red haired and lives with Hugh Grant. From her bright multi coloured clothing we can see that she is confident, artistic and very loud. She appears to be very different to the to other women in the film, and a lot less refined. We hear how she wants to get a job in the local gadget shop, which is very working class as opposed to other females in the film who appear very middle class. We also hear Scarlet talking about ‘bonking’ and men ‘using’ her. This indicates to us that men perceive her more as ‘sex friend’ than a possible future wife. This really damages her integrity and is probably why she never seems to talk to the other women in the film, they might see her as a threat.
Carrie is the other exception to this middle class trend. She is American, has a career, confident and she sleeps with Hugh Grant after knowing him for just a few hours. She is what may be considered as a very modern woman.
The two exceptions play a very important role in the film, they other a balance to the very stereotypical females we see a lot of but hear very little from. Many of these middle class women are Hugh’s ex girlfriends, so seeing him with Scarlet and Carrie gives the audience a refreshing out look on his friendships and relationships.
All in all, women have been represented as materialistic, middle class marriage hunting creatures in this film. There is not a broad spectrum of personalities, cultures or classes among the women instead it appears they have all been selected from the same town in middle England.
