The Proposal
Down on knee
A 2009 romantic comedy film starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, in which a demanding book editor forces her assistant to marry her to avoid deportation to Canada.
The title plays on marriage proposals while highlighting the transactional nature of their arrangement.
The film follows the familiar arc of fake relationships becoming real.
- pop the questionAsk for marriage
- will you marry meTraditional betrothal request
- offerProposal to provide
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- ringClosed curve shape
knee · marriage · pitch · plan · suggestion · submission · romantic · business · decline · rom com · Sandra Bullock · accept · negotiate · contract · presentation · idea · toast · champagne
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