I haven’t done many romantic comedies in the Cinematic Chiasmus series. I suppose The Parent Trap and Pride and Prejudice fall into this category. But Jordan is about to rectify the overrepresentation of action and sci-fi movies I’ve analyzed by recommending a good old-fashioned romcom called Four Weddings and a Funeral.

That’s right, the same amazing reader who has suggested Tron, Escape from New York, Dreamscape, Akira, Conan the Barbarian, and Scream is back to defend his perfect record. So let’s see how Four Weddings and a Funeral manages to marry both romance and symmetry.

The Chiasmus

The chiasmus plays out like this:

A. Everyone except Charles wakes up to prepare for a wedding
 B. Charles finally wakes up and hurriedly gets dressed in the morning
  C. Charles is late getting to his friend’s wedding
   D. Angus and Laura are about to get married
    E. Charles realizes he left the wedding rings at home
     F. Charles compliments Carrie’s hat
      G. Charles embarrasses John
       H. Gerald isn’t ready to preside at a wedding yet
        I. A young lady gets smitten with Charles’ brother David
         J. Charles gives a best-man speech for his friend
          K. Charles falls in love with Carrie as he watches her dance
           L. The newlywed couple leaves their reception in a car
            M. Carrie barely speaks and suddenly leaves Charles at the reception
             N. Charles doesn’t admit to his friends that he wants to see Carrie
              O. Charles and Carrie sleep together
               P. Carrie leaves Charles and goes back to the United States
                Q. Bernard and Lydia get married
                 R. Charles discusses not being married or finding true love with his friends
                  S. Carrie returns to Charles with a fiancé
                   T. Charles sits at a table with his many ex-girlfriends
                    U. Charles watches Carrie leave from the bridal suite
                     V. Carrie returns to Charles
                      W. Carrie sleeps with Charles after getting engaged to another man
                      W. One month later, Charles awakens and receive Carrie’s wedding invitation
                     V. Carrie returns to Charles while he’s getting a present for her
                    U. Charles judges Carrie’s wedding dresses
                   T. Carrie tells Charles about the 33 men she’s slept with
                  S. Charles runs after Carrie and confesses his love
                 R. Carrie marries Hamish (who she later discovers she doesn’t actually love)
                Q. Carrie and Hamish have a Scottish reception after their wedding
               P. Charles’ ex-girlfriend Hen returns
              O. Carrie and Hamish dance together, making Charles jealous
             N. Fifi admits to Charles that she loves him
            M. Carrie gives a speech, then Gareth suddenly dies
           L. The newly dead Gareth leaves for his funeral in a hearse
          K. Matthew expresses his love for Gareth during Gareth’s funeral
         J. Carrie thanks Charles for confessing his love earlier
        I. Charles and Tom talk about finding love
       H. Charles is finally ready to get married
      G. John returns, and Charles embarrasses him again
     F. Charles says Fifi looks lovely
    E. Charles learns that Carrie left Hamish after their wedding
   D. Charles and Matthew discuss Charles’ potential marriage
  C. Charles delays his wedding
 B. Charles gets knocked out by Hen, and he later kisses Carrie in the rain
A. Everyone except Charles gets married

A Marriage of Romance and Symmetry

I had never seen Four Weddings and a Funeral before Jordan sent it to me as a candidate for Cinematic Chiasmus. I’m glad he did. As you can see, it fits perfectly. This is one film I definitely would never have thought of by myself.

I’m grateful that this new format enables me to publish articles like this faster. Hopefully you’re enjoying the deluge of new Cinematic Chiasmus articles because I’m having a blast writing them. I’ve got several more planned in the coming weeks that will probably take you by surprise. See you soon!

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