British Accents

Recently it has come to my attention that a lot of American TV shows have someone with a British accent. I have to admit sometimes it drives me crazy how fake and over exaggerated they are. I just don't know what the obsession with British accents is? For example my husband's cousin's husband (confusing I know) is a film major here at BYU, he was telling me yesterday that he needs a narrator for his movie, and those he work with insist it much be a British accent...Why?

Please enlighten me!

Love Actually vs. Valentine's Day

Love Actually - 14th November 2003

A culmination of love stories, that combine and collide on Christmas Eve in the city of London.

Valentine's Day - 12th February 2010

The intertwining of love stories on Valentine's Day in the city of Los Angeles

Is it just me or do these movies sound very similar? Well they are, they were filmed 7 years apart, located in major cities of different countries and take place on different prominent holidays, but they are oh so very similar.

Both movies contains intertwining and colliding love stories, some find joy and others gain broken hearts. Both movies are lighthearted and full of romantic comedy, they are cute and full of well known actors.

To me the only difference is the humor. Being from England, but living in the Sates for almost 5 years I would say I am very well acquainted with the differences in humor. I honestly am still drawn towards the dry British humor and that is why I enjoy Love Actually more (the edited version, DO NOT attempt to watch this movie unedited, bad bad bad, you can borrow my edited version if you want to see it).

It just caught my attention that these movies are so similar when I went to see Valentine's Day last weekend, they are most definitely fun and cute feel good movies and that could be why 7 years later we see an American version of Love Actually! LOVE IS ALL AROUND US!