Film Evaluation

Student: Yanxin   Jiang
Instructor: Debra Frazier
ENGL 1301-8003       8：00 am
April 1st，2011
                                                              The Best Nanny
            Did you use to dress up in costumes at night on Halloween? Are you proud that nobody can recognize you after you put on your make-up? The most successful elite of masquerade is Mrs. Doubtfire who is acted by a famous movie star, Robin Williams. Robin Williams is a comedian. He performed a lot of impressive movies, for example, Patch Adams, The Fisher King, Good Will Hunting, and etc. Robin exploits the connotation of the comedy movies to social phenomenon and life. Mrs. Doubtfire is one of my favorite movies. It did not only give me a very deep impression, but also taught me   “Love will maintain the bond of family.” (Mrs.Doubtfire) Blood is thicker than water,   and nothing can separate families.
            Mrs.Doubtfire’s real name is Daniel Hillard who was a soundtrack. He is an eccentric actor. He was fired by adding his own dialogue in a cartoon. He loves his three children Lydia, Chris, and Natalie, but his wife Miranda was worried about her husband even could not control himself, and how to play a good role as a father. When Daniel destroyed Chris’s birthday party, Miranda decided to get divorced. Daniel lost custody of his children because he did not have a job, and he was a poor disciplinarian. He could only visit his children once a week. He tried so many ways to keep in touch with his children. One day, he heard Miranda was looking for a housekeeper. He dressed up as a Scottish nanny, Mrs.Euphegenia Doubtfire. He was hired by his ex-wife, and neither his ex-wife nor his children recognized him with his brother’s perfect job. His brother is a makeup artist. Mrs.Doubtfire took good care of his children, and he learned some skills to cook some delicious food and model good parenting in order to get alone with his ex-wife and children. His cover was blown when Chris walks...