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    Four Weddings and A Funeral by Hugh Grant Essay: by Arjane Grace Y. Sullano

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    The document summarizes and analyzes several best man speeches from movies and weddings. It discusses how Hugh Grant's character in Four Weddings and a Funeral uses humor and stream-of-consciousness storytelling. Another speech utilizes surprise by initially implying he will talk about the bride but instead mentioning the groom. A third speech tells of sibling rivalry but also discusses the bride and keeps the speech brief at just under 3 minutes.

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    The document summarizes and analyzes several best man speeches from movies and weddings. It discusses how Hugh Grant's character in Four Weddings and a Funeral uses humor and stream-of-consciousness storytelling. Another speech utilizes surprise by initially implying he will talk about the bride but instead mentioning the groom. A third speech tells of sibling rivalry but also discusses the bride and keeps the speech brief at just under 3 minutes.

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    Four Weddings and A Funeral by Hugh Grant Essay: by Arjane Grace Y. Sullano

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    Arjane Grace Sullano
    The document summarizes and analyzes several best man speeches from movies and weddings. It discusses how Hugh Grant's character in Four Weddings and a Funeral uses humor and stream-of-consciousness storytelling. Another speech utilizes surprise by initially implying he will talk about the bride but instead mentioning the groom. A third speech tells of sibling rivalry but also discusses the bride and keeps the speech brief at just under 3 minutes.

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    Four Weddings and a Funeral by Hugh Grant Essay

    By Arjane Grace Y. Sullano

    In the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral I watched, Hugh Grant takes on the role of a best
    man. He opens his speech with a little bit of humor but took a mostly stream-of-consciousness
    approach changing his pacing and tone when he returns to more serious and thoughtful content.
    Finally, Hugh’s character ends the speech with a reference to a line he spoke during the stream of
    consciousness phase to wrap it all up for the audience.

    The following best man speech displayed a perfect use of the element of surprise. He begins
    his talk by saying the following: “There comes a time in everyone’s life when they meet their
    one true love, their soulmate, the person that is going to know and love them for the rest of their
    life.” When you watch the video, you are expecting him to mention the bride. Instead, the best
    man says this: “That moment came for George 25 years ago when he met me.”

    The best man speech, given by the groom’s brother, basically tells the crowd the typical
    sibling rivalry story. But, the best man continues his talk with a description of his relationship
    with the bride and how it has changed for the better since they first met. At the end, he adds a
    dose of humor with a statement about how his relationship with his brother is pretty much the
    same big brother torturing his little brother. The real magic of this speech, however, is its brevity.
    Only about 2 minutes and 30 seconds long, this best man speech utilizes a powerful narrative in a
    short amount of time demonstrating respect for the attention spans of his audience.

    The best man, Ryan Garcia, incorporated humor into his speech through a variety of methods.
    A personal story being one of the many methods he employed. Starting at the 56-second mark,
    Ryan delves into the story of how he and the groom met. A simple story makes any presenter or
    in this case, the best man seems more relatable and intriguing.

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