Meet the parents is a conventional comedy that does not match any other film. Meet the Parents is extremely unique as it is unlike any other film. It is a comedy and stars a star-studded cast full of laughter. Meet the Parents is different because it is a plain jane film in the fact that there is nothing blowing up like comic movies such as Marvel or DC. Unlike its differences to comic movies, it is also similar to 50 first dates starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. They’re both comedies and both are easy to view as they have simple scenes with incredible laughter. Even though both movies are comedies they are similar in the fact that they both rely on trust. In 50 first dates the trust is Drew Barrymore’s character trusting Adam every day to take her on a date until they eventually become married and have a child. Whereas Meet the Parents trust is about staying in the circle of trust and always telling the truth no matter the cause.
Meet the Parents style is conventional as the audience is able to see an ordinary family engaging in mishaps throughout the film. The audience is able to see everything they need to see as there is nothing surprising the audience is kept in the loop unlike the other characters in the film. The ending entirely resolves the character’s problems as Greg is hooked up to a lie detector test at the airport and Dad (Robert De Niro) as him all the questions he has been lying about. The truth sets Greg free and is able to marry his girlfriend because Dad can see the love he has for his daughter and can see he is actually a decent guy. The world of the film is clear and definite and looks very similar to the world we live in today. The film embraces that society is good, fair, and just because it focuses on trust within a family and that you can always rely on your family.
The genre of Meet the Parents is comedic. The symbol of the movie is a circle with a dot in it representing Greg inside the circle of trust. The Circle of Trust is not open and there is no way to go inside and outside the circle. Once you’re out then you’re out. The myth of the film is the Circle of Trust. As it is a foreign idea to the audience as well as the characters in the film. The Circle of Trust is an idea that represents the truth of the world and that no one can get away with lying. That lying is inappropriate as an adult and in order to get what you want you must tell the truth.