Learn English by watching movies: "Fake Marriage"

Plot introduction:

"The Proposal" (English: The Proposal), an American romantic comedy film released in 2009, directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Peter Cha Written by Riel, it stars Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, with Betty White, Mary Steenburgen and Greg T. Nelson in supporting roles. The film was produced by Mandeville Pictures and released in North America by Touchstone Pictures on June 19, 2009. The plot mainly revolves around a Canadian immigrant named Margaret Tate and her subordinate Andrew Paxton in the American company where she works. Tate is about to be deported because her visa has expired. Even if she can apply for entry again in a year, she will lose her current position as a company executive. So she came up with a quick idea and asked Paxton to pretend to be her fiancé. In order to avoid the immigration authorities finding out, the two went to Paxton's hometown in Alaska to celebrate his grandmother's birthday.

Development of the film began in 2005 when Charrel completed the script. Principal photography took place from March to May 2008. The film received mixed reviews, with critics criticizing the script but mostly praising the performances and on-screen chemistry of the two leads. The film was very successful in terms of commercial response, with a global box office of more than 317 million US dollars, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy in 2009.

Margaret Tate (played by Sandra Bullock) is the executive editor of an American publishing house. Her strict and capable nature makes all her colleagues fearful, including those who look forward to becoming an editor. Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) who was never appreciated. She is a strong woman with a successful career. One day she was suddenly told that she would be deported back to Canada, so she thought of a way to keep her job through a fake marriage, so she proposed to her assistant. Who knew In the end, they really have good things going in pairs.

Just as government officials began to investigate whether they were a couple, they were forced to spend the weekend traveling to Andrew's home state of Alaska to prove that they actually planned to get married. There, Margaret met Andrew’s hospitable and peculiar extended family members, including Andrew’s hospitable mother Grace (played by Mary Steenburgen) and his strong father Joe (played by Greg T. Nelson). And the frank and mischievous 90-year-old matriarch Anne (played by Betty White)? However, the family does not know their true relationship, so they make a lot of jokes in order to hide it. At the same time, the relationship between Margaret and Andrew slowly developed a chemical reaction. Margaret discovered that Andrew's family was originally very wealthy. During the process of contact with the former, Andrew discovered that she was not so rigid. Although Margaret finally felt sorry for her conscience and told the truth about the fake marriage at the wedding scene, in the end Andrew returned to New York to chase her back and got married for real.