Who Was the Father of Bridget Jones Baby in the Movie
Information technology's the central question ofBridget Jones'south Baby: Who is the father? Is information technology Marking? Is it Jack? Is it the ghost of Hugh Jackman?
Well we're here to tell you! At the end of the picture show, nosotros run into Bridget walking, happily holding her infant, as the father walks away…
……..who is…….
Wait—hold upwards one sec.
While a lot of people have concluded that Mark, aka Mr. Darcy, is indeed the father of Bridget Jones'southward baby (for seemingly obvious reasons, I acknowledge (and reasons that I'll get to))…I have to ask, "Is that actually truthful?"
Here nosotros have what I would be consider to be a case of logic vs. fandom. Based on the details the picture show gives us, logic points to Jack being the father, while the fans want Marker to be the begetter (then information technology'due south easy to see why the filmmakers twist the catastrophe slightly).
(The themes of the film propose a different style of looking at the classic "Who is the father?" concept—which I'll cover in a separate article.)
Let'due south consider both arguments.
The logical statement: Jack is the father
I know you guys don't want to acknowledge it, but it'south probably true: If we're using logic, Jack is the begetter of Bridget's babe. Here's why:
i. Jack didn't habiliment a condom (unless he was lying?), while Mark did. They were "ULTRA Sparse" condoms, so I guess she could have not known that Jack was raw-dogging her? And even if the condoms were no good anymore, at least information technology's SOMETHING blocking entry, as opposed to Naught? (This role of the motion-picture show, honestly, baffles me. But Jack says it's true, so I'm going with information technology.)
2. The son's name is William. This is not the name Marker wanted for his son (strangely, I believe it was Jack?). Why would this modify? I mean, anything could have happened…off-screen. But what we saw was Mark wanted i name, and the baby was named another. Based on the data available, logic suggests information technology's non Marker's biological son.
three.Jack is holding the baby at the nuptials. Here's another case of "We just know what the moving-picture show is telling u.s.." The movie skips 1 year into the future at the end, so I guess annihilation could take happened in the meantime…but has Jack actually become such a expert friend of Bridget's and Mark'south that they entrust the baby to HIM at the nuptials? And non the mother? Male parent? Close friends? Have Mark and Jack become that good of friends? Would Bridget even entertain the thought of keeping Jack effectually after he's proven to not exist the biological father? Lots of questions, and in that location's one piece of cake answer: Jack is the begetter. That makes everything make sense.
4. Jack is better equipped to be the father. While Mark reads baby books and robotically repeats their lessons, Jack (who happens to be a billionaire, remember!) seems to be a natural with children and gear up to live the life of a family man. He'south very in touch with Bridget's torso, needs, health. In a practical sense (from the filmmaker's perspective), he's a much better choice to raise a child over Mark (although that will come into question later).
The fan'southward statement: Mark is the father
If you lot're a fan of the series and you've been rooting for Mr. Darcy the whole time (secretly because you only can't help yourself when it comes to Colin Firth), you're probably on board with the theory that Mark is the begetter. And while I don't recollect the case for him is as solid, there are good reasons to believe he's the baby daddy:
1. "Come up on…it's Mr. Darcy!" OK, yous make a off-white point! The entire series has always had Bridget and Mark as the key romance, the destined couple, the consummate opposites that are weirdly a perfect friction match. They've gotten together again and again and once more, and now they're gear up to start a life together—how could it not be Marker'due south son!?
2. Mark calls William (the babe) his "son." At the hymeneals, Mark jokingly says to Jack (I'g paraphrasing here), "Give me dorsum my son." Now, peradventure Mark, who really ends up marrying Bridget, is the male child'due south everyday daddy figure and thinks of himself as "the father." I call back this is actually a probable scenario. Mark saying "my son," to me, isn't exactly definitive evidence. But many (including the filmmakers) might come across that as a stretch, and give the "W" to Mark in this column.
three. Mark doesn't hesitate when he kisses the babe. This, I recollect, could finish up existence the best statement for Marking being the father—if you're into using the power of picture magic, that is! When Jack bends down to kiss the baby, there'south this cute moment where he hesitates for a split 2d. In this moment, yous could contend that all of Jack's seeming fatherly behavior was shattered when confronted with the reality of actually being a begetter. Marker, on the other manus, does not hesitate, and plants a large osculation on the babe before kissing Bridget. Could be the filmmakers signaling that Marker is destined to be the real father?
4. The Wikipedia folio says and so.Aye, if yous check out the Wikipedia page forBridget Jones's Infant, it states, "After the wedding Mark and Jack, at present friends, head to the reception together, while Bridget carries her and Marker'southward son, William." You could see this as definitive proof—or, if you're similar me and y'all just remembered that anyone can brand changes to Wikipedia, this could hateful nothing. If the screenwriter herself wrote the Wikipedia page? And then I'd believe it.
So with both arguments in play (if yous take more theories, delight comment beneath!), what practice yous recollect? I think it's more than logical that Jack is the daddy, simply also wouldn't be surprised if the filmmakers secretly went with Mark. Based on the data given in the film, I don't remember at that place's a definitive respond.
However, I recall there's a dazzler to the picture show ending and then ambiguously…because when you call back nigh information technology, it'due south up to you to determine who the father is!
Yes, YOU!!!! That's pretty cool, right?
Who Was the Father of Bridget Jones Baby in the Movie
Source: https://filmcolossus.com/single-post/2016/09/29/The-case-for-each-father-in-BRIDGET-JONESS-BABY