" In this movie a man named Dave does not like confrontation. He goes out of his way to try to please everyone. While on a plane, he meets up with a man named Buddy, who is loud and obnoxious. There is a misunderstanding on the plane and before Dave knows it he is court on assault charges. The judge orders him to attended anger management classes. When he gets to the first class he sees that the man on the plane is the therapist and tries to get him to sign a release. Dave is told to sit in on one class, and then if the group is not needed he will sign the release. After the group Buddy recommends that Dave's time should be doubled. Though out his therapy Buddy gets him to release his anger in unconventional methods. He puts Dave in all kind of situations that will cause him to lose his temper. Dave thinks Buddy is a maniac who is trying to ruin him and steal his girlfriend. In the end Dave finally proposes to his girlfriend and has Buddy to thank for it all.
I enjoyed this film very much. I found it very funny. It left you wondering what was going to happen next. This is the second time I have viewed this film and I found I got more out of it this time. While taking notes it forced me to analyze the movie in greater detail. This movie deals with anger and emotion, as well as a person's mental and physical health.
I find the major sociological issues dealt with in this movie are a person's mental and physical health. In the movie Dave holds everything in. by holding in all his emotions he is left with feeling very anxious, nervous, shy, jealous and insecure. His insecurity makes it very hard to have a normal relationship with his girlfriend. He will not kiss in public. He never tells his girlfriend how he feels and he puts off asking her to marry him. Dave is always letting his boss take credit for work he has done, hoping it will bring him a promotion. Throughout the movie I noticed that when Dave becomes upset, instead of saying what is bothering him, his legs shake back and fourth.
