The film Couples Retreat (Billingsley, 2009) introduces Jason and Cynthia, a married couple who love each other, but have had distress over the past year conceiving, and it is creating marital stress in their marriage. They both are considering a divorce. However, before they finalize the marriage and call it quits, they agree to try and restore their marriage by going on a vacation, and inviting a group of friends to come as well. Ronnie and Dave happily married a couple with two children, Lucy and Joe who have been married since they find out Lucy was expecting on prom night, and recently divorced Shane.
All couples were looking forward to a relax vacation at a resort name Eden. However, later on, they all find out that the resort …show more content…
The film illustrates the example when one of the wives returns to her husband, and the husband displays her unconditional love and clemency in receiving her back into his life. That was a very particular moment in the film. The film also discusses topics of intimacy, and although some of this content is not only suitable but essential, to depict a genuine marriage relationship, the rest of it this topic content is not overly vulgar that will make the viewers uncomfortable. The film made a great effort in depicting realism in the substance of the constant struggles that marriage couples face in today’s …show more content…
In fact, marital quarrels often lead to degenerative spirals, mental health distresses, such as anxiety, depression, or stress. Although Couples Retreat approaches marriage from a comical standpoint, it also provides glimpses on how to address marital issues by integrating the idea of a marriage retreat as an alternative and less orthodox conduit to help couples on the verge of divorce.
Various scenes when the couples have to meet with a professional counselor represents the alternative that many marriages have, and it is to seek counseling help. Nowadays, couples retreat aims to work on communication issues among couples that are impeding them to reach one another. Couple retreats also provide a safe haven environment where they can focus entirely on working on the improvement of their relationships.
The approach of a couple retreat it is much like that of a coaching. It focuses on helping couples work on their issues to get them to communicate better and work out their differences. It is imperative to help couples reach a point where they can genuinely enhance their communication skills so that the effort being put forward in the therapeutic process becomes a lasting