Bridget deals with her problems by writing them down, which gives audiences a better insight into her.
InPride and Prejudice, Lizzie’s love interest is Mr. Darcy.
This is an interesting choice, and the most obvious Easter egg in theBridget Jonesmovies.
The decision to cast Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy resulted in an interesting problem.
The interview scene was filmed for a DVD feature with Zellweger playing Bridget and Firth playing himself.
This insult is the beginning of their antagonistic relationship, and a scene inBridget Jones’s Diaryplays out similarly.
Mark describes Bridget as a “verbally incontinent spinster,” and then notices that she has overheard everything.
While the scenes are very similar, the characters react differently.
Lizzie is furious, and this scene forms the beginning of the mutual dislike between her and Mr Darcy.
Bridget is overlooked professionally, repeatedly called the wrong name, and is patronized by other members of staff.
Mr Darcy’s country estate is called Pemberley.
That said,Pemberley represents aspirations in bothPride and PrejudiceandBridget Jones.
Both Lydia and Pamela are reckless, selfish, and easily bribed by gifts.
Neither apologize for the hurt that they have caused.
Daniel Cleaver is one ofHugh Grant’s best villain performancesand the sleazy antagonist throughout theBridget Jonesfranchise.
He is the equivalent ofPride and Prejudice’s romance conman and soldier, Mr Wickham.
His plan was for Mr. Darcy to pay him off in an effort to avoid a scandal.
Back then, Mr Darcy was responsible for Georgiana and intervened before they eloped.
One of these scenes is the one in which Mr Darcy finally confesses his feelings.
The couples patronize each woman for being alone while representing their marriages as less than ideal.
This may not bethe most romantic scene in theBridget Jonesmovies, but it is a pivotal moment.
This allows Bridget to come home as a human rights celebrity, instead of ending her career.
When the two marry at the end of the movie,one morePride and PrejudiceEaster egg is revealed.
While Bridget is the simple Bridget Rose Jones, Mark’s full name is Mark Fitzwilliam Darcy, Q.C.
This is a reference to the Mr Darcy inPride and Prejudice, whose first name is Fitzwilliam.
