In the movie When Harry Met Sally, there are many examples that illustrate Knapp’s ten developmental stages of romantic relationship? initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, bonding, differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, and terminating. Not only do Harry and Sally demonstrate what couples go through in the phases of coming together and pulling apart, they also show that romantic relationships don’t just develop overnight. They evolve throughout a period of time, and transition through the stages of relationship formation, not necessarily in order either.
In my paper, I will be talking about how this couple demonstrates the concept of each of Knapp’s developmental stages, reasons why we form relationships, social penetration model, and the benefits and risks of selfdisclosure. First, I’ll be talking about examples from the movie that demonstrate initiating, terminating, experimenting, and reasons why we form relationships. I noticed two examples from the movie that illustrate the initiating phase perfectly.
In the scene where Harry first gets into Sally’s car, as they head off to New York, we see evidence of initiating because this is when they actually meet each other, learn one another’s name, and interact for the first time. Once they had gotten to know a little about each other in the 18 hours in the car, they decided it would be best to go their separate ways when they got to New York, this would be an example of terminating a relationship. Not only does initiating happen when you first meet someone, it can also happen
The Essay on Family Relationship in Movie the Descendant
The King’s family depicted in the movie “The Descendant” reflects the family live style and dynamic in many of the typical middle income families. The core values that the King’s family fostering, such as love the nature, honest to each other and the united of the family, are in rooted with their heritage as the Hawaiian. The tragic incident of the main character Matt King’s wife Elizabeth ...
