Pretty Woman

I had never seen the movie before but it was on TV recently so I decided to watch it. I thought it was a really cute movie but what really stood out to me were how societal norms were illustrated. In the movie, Julia Roberts's character isn't used to the society that she is put in, she doesn't know norms for aristocratical society, nor does she care about them. She acts as she pleases and breaks many social norms along the way. In contrast, Richard Gere's character is all about following social norms. He wants her to dress right, act right, not chew gum in public, and give a good impression. He cares a lot about what other people think, so he follows social norms and tries to get her to, too. In the end the contrast of their reactions to social norms show the differences in how they were brought up and what their culture is.

here's the trailer for the movie and it shows the different ways they react to social norms