When Harry Met Sally Analysis

The Secret to Love: Analyzing the Relational Stages shown in the Movie When Harry Met Sally There are many relationships that can be seen inside the movie When Harry Met Sally, a comedy directed by Rob Reiner. The most underrated and interesting relationship, I would argue, is the relationship between Jess and Marie. Where Harry and Sally resemble many other common love stories, Jess and Marie’s relationship is much deeper and significant in its meaning. On the surface, their relationship is simple, bland, ordinary, and average, but I would argue that their relationship is special to say the least. Jess and Marie’s relationship is well balanced and has a lot of subliminal messages that would not be seen when analyzing Harry and Sally’s relationship. To begin with, I will write about how Jess and Marie have met and the …show more content…
The fact that they have moved in together signifies that they have moved on to the fifth stage, the bonding stage. Moving in and living together is a public ritual that announces that they are together. Signs of them having reached the fifth stage include the act of living together, which can be considered a public ritual that announces to the world their relationship status. It is in this fifth stage where they’ve moved in together that they each gather their belongings and share them with one another. Even though this is a fourth stage relationship sign, it still reveals that they have gone far in their relationship in a relatively short period of time. The fact Jess and Marie are gathering their things together shows that they feel safe with one another. Living together is a symbol of absolute faith and trust in one another, and further describes how intimate they’ve gotten in a period of five months after their first meeting. Because they are in the bonding stage of their relationship, they are also in sync with one another, and in turn explanation is