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How Is Chris Brander Presented In Just Friends

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The characters in the 2005 film, “Just Friends” are a very interesting bunch. They are all different in many ways but, somehow share some of the same qualities. The movies stars Ryan Reynolds, who portrays Chris Brander. Chris Brander is a well-rounded character who somehow evolves as the movie goes on. Chris was in love with Jamie Palamino portrayed by Amy Smart; Jamie was a somewhat a flat character who did not change much at all. A character whose transformation was similar to Chris’s was Dusty Dinkleman who was portrayed by Chris Klein. While it seems that Jamie and Samantha James have a one similarity by the name of Chris Brander. The main character Chris Brander was an evolving character he went through some pretty big changes both mentally and physically. As the movie starts, Chris is seen as this overweight, unpopular nerd in high school. He is in love with his best friend Jamie Palamino, a popular girl, who has officially “Friend Zoned” him. Being Friend Zoned is the one thing every guy on the face of the earth dreads. Once in the Friend Zone …show more content…

Chris leaves his hometown with the intent of never returning. He mistakenly returns a decade later as a different person. This is surprisingly normal in real life; people leave home after high school and go through some life altering change while away. They return and sometimes the people they return to are happy with the change, and then they may not like the change they see. Chris returns as a fit and slim womanizer who is arrogant and rude. Guys are not born jerks and womanizers they turn into them, because of their experience with girls. They start off as nice little boys who likes the girl who only likes the Jerk who pulls her hair. Chris turns into the jerk who pulls the girls hair because he thinks that is guy that Jamie wants. This notion is based on the guys she dated in high school not the guys she dates ten years

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