Ever since the beginning of time humans have been having relationships with each other. Some of these relationships turn out good and others not so good. Most people find that honesty leads to happier and a more trustworthy relationships. Over the years there have been countless films that show honesty leads to good great relationships. One such film is the movie 10 things I hate about you. This film directed by Bill Junger conveys the message that honesty is a very important factor in having a good relationship through the characters Cameron James, Patrick Verona and Joey Donner.
First of all, a character that helps to convey the message that honesty is important when it comes to having a good relationship is the character Cameron James. Throughout the film Cameron tends to be a very intelligent and kind person through actions like learning a new language to tutor this one girl and actions like befriending this one computer geek who doesn’t have many friends. During Cameron’s first day at his new school he notices this beautiful girl named Bianca Stratford. Cameron really likes Bianca so he decides he will get to know her. Whenever Cameron is around Bianca he is always very honest with her.
He learns that her dad has a rule that is she can only date if her older sister Kat is dating. Cameron being an intelligent person persuades a very rich jerk named Joey Donner (who also wants to date Bianca) to hire someone to date Kat. joey thinks he will get Bianca. Meanwhile Cameron is off getting to know Bianca better. Eventually Kat starts to date so Bianca goes to a party with Joey. At the party Cameron gets mad at Bianca for being idiotic and because she likes a guy that cares about her looks but not Cameron who has been honest with her since day one and cares about her in general.
Later that night Bianca realizes how honest Cameron has been being to her and how she wasn’t being honest about anything with him. They have a talk and then they both start being honest with each other and their relationships takes a 180 degree turn and then begin to have an amazing relationship with each other showing that honesty is a very important factor when it comes to having a good relationship. Secondly, a character that helps to create the message honesty is important when it comes to having a good relationship is the character Patrick Verona.
Throughout the film Patrick gives off the vibe gives off the vibe that he is to be feared and acts like he is a scary person through actions like stabbing a frog in biology class and through rumors about going to jail and eating live ducks. Throughout the days Patrick shows that he doesn’t have many emotions and has no close friends or important relationships. Later on Patrick is paid to date a girl named Kat Stratford who is very snobby. From the start Kat and Patrick aren’t getting along with each other because neither of them is being honest with the other or themselves.
Because neither of them is honest their relationship becomes very rocky. When Patrick notices this he decides that he will be completely honest with her by doing something very embarrassing: singing in front of the whole school. In the end, because Patrick starts being honest with Kat, Kat is inspired to be honest with Patrick and their relationship goes uphill from there on showing that honesty is an important factor in having a good relationship. Finally, a character that helps to portray the message of the film is the character Joey Donner.
Throughout the movie Joey shows the audience that he is a rude cocky, stuck up jerk through actions like making bets to see how fast he can get a girl to sleep with him and by doing things like parking his car in areas where other cars will be boxed in intentionally. In the beginning of the film Joey sees this one very good looking girl named Bianca. Joey being a cocky person makes a bet with his friends to see how fast he can get “in bed” with her. Throughout the film Joey does many things to try to get Bianca to like him such as lying and not being an honest person with her.
Little by little Bianca starts to realize how big a jerk Joey is and stops talking to him. In the end Joey loses Bianca to a guy named Cameron who has been an honest person with her showing that honesty is a key factor in having a good relationship. Cameron, Patrick and Joey each begin relationships based on a pretense or untruth. Each character believes during the early stage of the relationships that there is no problem. But each relationship unravels as the untruths are revealed. One thing proves to allow growth and healing for the broken relationships and that is honesty.
