Jerry McGuire
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The film Jerry McGuire is a clever mix of comedy, romance and drama with several ethical issues and dilemmas in the underlying plot. When it comes to sports agents the only thought that comes to mind is more money. This attitude is reflected in all of Jerry’s co-workers in the movie. Jerry McGuire is the exception to this common thought. The company that he built is surrounded around the attitude of more money and more clients. Jerry spends a long night contemplating this attitude and decides he won’t stand for it anymore. Jerry writes a mission statement “The Things We Think But Don’t Say” and hands it to all his colleges at the conference he is attending. He is first greeted with applaud for his guts to speak the truth but doesn’t last long in the company, he is fired the following day. Starting a new business with just one accountant and two fish and one loyal client McGuire is able to start his life again and this time do it right. Jerry has to work hard for his income and this helps him to understand the hardships most business people have to endure in order to make a honest living. At the end of the film justice is done when Rod Tidwell pulls through for Jerry and gets the contract he worked so hard for.
Soon after the mission statement is released to all of the employees at the sports agent convention Jerry understands the reality of what he has done. The loyal client Jerry takes with him on this journey is Rod Tidwell, a football player who is trying to make it big. Tidwell’s character ends up being very important to Jerry’s career and his life. Jerry has his first chance to put his new theories in practice. After breaking up with his fiancД©e over the entire situation Jerry has lost everything from his previous life hit rock bottom and is ready to work his way back up to the top. The road to the top is a long and bumpy one but with only two people in his life to concentrate on he is able to form a bond with his client and with Dorothy his accountant and her family. It doesn’t take long for these two bonds to change. Tidwell goes from Jerry’s income and job to his only true close friend. He trusts Rod’s advice and Rod has all his trust in Jerry to “show him the money” The relationship that is formed between Jerry and Dorothy is the most important one in his life.. Dorothy falls head over heels in love with Jerry after their first meeting, Jerry takes some time to feel the same love towards Dorothy. He even has to marry and almost divorce her before he realizes that they are meant to be together. This is part of the justice that takes place near the end of the movie. Not only does Jerry get the contract Tidwell wants but he also gets the life long love that he deserves.
As Jerry becomes successful in his new life as an ethically sound sports agent, he also develops an honest and fulfilling relationship with Dorothy. Jerry has to work hard for what he has in life and love and this is what helps him to appreciate it. There is one point where Dorothy suggests that the marriage was a mistake. It seems that the couple’s decision was one of convenience and not true love. The two just jumped into the relationship