The Grazian’s article and movie The Hangover depict men’s support for each other and their close bonding as a ritual of masculinity. They always stand by each others side regardless of the situation. The men go out together to support each other and show other men that they are more masculine by the activity which Grazian in the article called “the collective performance of masculinity”(328). The boys go out in the group and if one of their friend likes a girl the others present themselves as “wingmen” to provide company to her friends so their friend can spend time with the girl he likes. The boy regardless of liking or disliking that girl’s friends accompany them so their friend can have a good time. This help and support of men for each other makes their bonds strong. The same way in the movie The Hangover when Dough’s friends lose him after getting drugged they covered for him and didn’t let Tracy know that he is missing. They didn’t want her to know about the reckless things they did under the influence of the drug and think something wrong and get mad at Dough or call off the wedding. Allan who was the bride’s brother but was one of the Dough’s friends too also kept the secret of him gone missing. All three of them played the role of perfect “wingmen” in helping their friend to be with the girl that he wants to be. Although the situation in the article and the movie both is different in the article its night club and in the movie its one the friends bachelor party but the support of the men for each other and their performance of masculinity is same.
The hangover. Dir. Todd Phillips. Perf. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zack Galifianakis. Warner Bros, 2009. DVD.
Grazian, David. “The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Performance of Masculinity as Collective Activity”. Men’s Lives. 8th ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner, Ed. New York by Allyn & Bacon, 2010. 320-337. Print.
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