Knapp's Model Of Interaction Stages In The Movie Safe Haven

‘500 Days of Summer’ is the movie that I have selected in order to relate to the Knapps relationship development model. Tom meets Summer in the elevator for the first time and she starts a casual talk with Tom on what type of music he is listening to with his headphones on. This particular scene in the movie is similar to the initiating stage of the relationship development model. Apart from the above discussion they also discuss about how each other’s weekend was during the time they were together in the elevator.

The film, Precious, is a powerfully charged story that delves into the family dynamics of a 16-year-old girl and her struggles to survive an onslaught of treacherous experiences. Throughout the film, the viewer is enveloped in a dramatic web of extreme situations, experienced by the main character, and those to whom she is close. The themes of domestic violence, rape, incest, drug addiction, gambling, poverty, social justice, social services, housing and education are laced together throughout the story. Particularly poignant attention is paid to various systems that help shape the experiences of the characters. The social services industry, and its associated workers, educators and administrators, set the foundation for the social themes that are highlighted by this film.

The main character of Safe is Carol White, played by Julianne Moore. She is an upper-class homemaker living in an affluent neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley in the late 1980’s. At first glance, she has

Before Safe Haven was made into a movie, Safe Haven was a novel written by the popular author Nicholas Sparks. Nicholas wanted a bit of a different twist for this novel unlike the rest of his novels, stating “I try to write something different each time I sit down to write; I try to surprise the readers. It had been a long time since I’d written anything to do with danger. I think the last one was The Guardian—and that was published eight or nine years ago—and that’s been a fan favorite. So I thought, “OK, what’s an element of danger I can put into a new story?”

The initiating stage is where people people signal that they are “interested in building some kind of relationship with the other person”(Adler and Proctor, 256). Jim and Gloria met

It has been fifteen year since the killing of Ally’s father. Now her brother, Matthew, was leaving her to stage four lung cancer. Ally was a twenty-eight year old lady, and her skin tone was white. She had blue eyes and blond hair. Matthew, her brother, was Ally’s protector, he was her savior, and now Ally felt all alone in this dangerous world. She knew that she could not continue their business by herself.

Mark Knapp’s model of relational development is made up of the ten stages involved in the “coming together” and “coming apart” of relationships. The first stage, initiating, is all about making a good first impression so that others will think of you as someone worth speaking with/to (“Knapp’s Relationship Model,” 2010). I first met Ms. Jenny at a leadership meeting. My very first impression of her when I walked in the room was negative because she barely acknowledged me, and acted as if she did not really care about me, even though I was the leader of her band. I did my best to keep an open mind as she began to introduce herself to the group and explained her vision for the band. My impression of her then improved because she sounded very positive and had very ambitious goals for our band. I left the meeting with conflicting impressions because I appreciated her enthusiasm, but I also felt that she did not have a very realistic mindset. In this particular situation I did not have much of a choice in whether or not I wanted to have a relationship with her, so I acted positive and encouraged my fellow leaders to do the same. In the second step of Knapp’s model, experimenting, people generally use small talk to determine if they want to pursue the relationship further with a person (Adler and Proctor, 2010, p. 277). This step was all but nonexistent because my relationship with Ms. Jenny did not really have any small talk, and we had to have a relationship together because of my position and her job. The third step of Knapp’s model is intensifying, in/during which partners begin to spend more time together, their feelings are more openly expressed, and a deeper relationship begins to develop (Adler and Proctor, 2010, p. 277). This particular step lasted about a week in my relationship with Ms. Jenny. During this time she trained me to be the type of leader that she wanted, and pressured me to lead the band more. We also had weekend meetings for conducting lessons, and she gave me a lot of constructive criticism. In Knapp’s fourth step, integrating, the partners of a relationship become a social unit (Adler and Proctor, 2010, p. 278). Ms. Jenny and I became a social unit when she put more pressure on me to lead

For one, Alex was a part of a different group construct than Isabel. Fortunately, Isabel’s family started warming up to Alex. It ended up being a great night. After the family left, Isabel and Alex was left together and that is when they suddenly realized that they liked each other. Unfortunately, Isabel had mixed emotions about the situation. She wanted to invite Alex into her life permanently but she did not want to get hurt with what the future held. Alex on the other hand was ready to spend his life with Isabel. He told Isabel “you are everything I never knew I always wanted.” At that point, Isabel decided to give Alex a chance with her. In the bonding stage of their relationship, they decided to get married. They got married in court, which upset Isabel’s father. Another conflict that the relationship had was Alex’s best friend. His friend, who was previously married, shared all the negativity about marriage. He wanted to know how come they skipped the whole dating stage. At this point, Alex referred dating as “bringing out your best side, while holding in the real you.” This line goes parallel to the self concepts explained in the lessons. What Alex is saying is dating brings out the presenting self in a person that way their significant other will have a front stage view of that person. The presenting self is when a person presents themselves to others based on the circumstance or situation. In other words, their real self is the back

The play features very minimal scenery and props, while the characters develop as everyday individuals presenting their own personalities. During the first two acts, entitled “Daily Life” and “Love and Marriage,” the Stage Manager hints the existence of the Webb and the Gibbs, two families who are later united by the marriage of their children, George and Emily. Furthermore, their wedding scene conveys similar message as the audience is transported back to George and Emily’s wedding day, as various characters’ voice their opinions about her as a bride and the wedding, which forces them to make their own judgment and promotes the idea that while marriage is a sentimental part of a person’s life overcoming their doubtful thoughts and worries as soon-to-be-weds; “What a lovely bride!” “Each marriage is different from all the others, and no definition could satisfy

And then there was Alex. The man who wanted her, loved her, struggled to understand her, but above all, offered her something she’d never had...a normal life. How could

During the “Initiating” stage we share introductions and create impressions of each other. For me, this stage was terribly short and informal. We had met a few times in passing at parties and barely knew each other’s names. Furthermore, due to the person introducing us, we both created a negative first impression of each other, because neither of us had much respect for this individual. However, one day when we were both in

end of the story Alex decides that he is ready to become a man.  During

No matter where you look, communication is taking place, and as a result, communicologcal phenomena are always in effect. This is most obviously observed in our own lives and through our own interpersonal relationships, but these concepts are also evident in TV shows and movies. One example of this is the 2017 romantic-comedy titled The Big Sick. Based on the true story of a unique romantic relationship, this film highlights many communicological phenomena related to interpersonal relations. Specifically, The Big Sick demonstrates the Cultivation Theory, a flippant relationship opener, two of the “Four Horsemen of Apocalypse,” and the catharsis function of self-disclosure.

9be supporting and understanding each other. Romantic relationships vary in how they handle conflict is another concept in this movie. Conflict is common characteristic of many romantic relationships. Andrea’s boyfriend, Nate, is quite childish in this movie. He cannot handle being his girlfriend’s number one priority all the time, even though she only needs to work for a year to get her dream job. Instead of understanding her and supporting her, he mocks her fashion sense, but when Andrea started dressing better he gets hurt.

Romance movies take the viewers on an emotional roller-coaster. Romance movies explain a love story or a love connection that is shared between two characters. These two characters face many obstacles that turn their relationship into a complicated one. Some obstacles include religious differences, distance, money, and jealousy. Before two characters start a relationship, they must confess their feelings to each other. However, in romance movies, the two characters take a while to express their feelings since they don’t know exactly what they want. Throughout the movie, the two characters break-up and make-up multiple times. To help them throughout these difficult heartbreaks, one, or sometimes even both, of the characters have a “love mentor”