Film Analysis

Love Don't Co$t A Thing

Ordinary world: Alvin Johnson (hero) is in highschool, he is a nerd who works on cars alot. Doesn't get any girls and he is graduating soon. He is working on a car to win a scholarship
Call to Adventure: Paris Morgan (Hottest girl at school) crashes her mom's expensive escalade into a tree. He knows how to fix cars.
Refusal To Call: Alvin has $1,500 to buy a new part for his car he is working on to win a scholarship, he runs into Paris at the car garage, she doesn't have the money to get her mom's car fixed, he needs the money for his parts. But he gets an idea.
Meeting the Mentor: His dad, Clerence, is the mentor to Alvin, he is always telling him how to work the ladies "No women can resist the motion, BAM! of the ocean, BAM!". Alvin is also a mentor to Paris later in the movie, teller her to read her poetry and play her guitar if she wants to.
Crossing the Threshold: Alvin tells paris he will pay for the parts, and fix her mom's SUV, if she will pretend to be his girlfriend for 2 weeks. So he will become popular.
Tests, Allies, Enemies: Paris teaches alvin the rules of the special world, or how to get girls, the cool kids can't beleive she is going out with him, and they still treat him like a nerd, he ignores his old friends, and theybecome his new enemies. The N.B.A basketball player Paris used to go out with is a enemy.
Approach: The set back is, Paris ends up liking him, but he doesn't know it.
Ordeal: The 2 weeks are coming to a end and Alvin plans a huge break up, to make themselves look good, Paris tries to tell Alvin she likes him, but she doesn't get through.
Reward: There are 2 rewards, he is popular after he breaks up with Paris, but at the end he learns an important lesson and gets back together with Paris.
The Road Back: People find out he paid for Paris to be his girlfriend, he is ignored and treated like a nerd again.
Resurrection: At a basketball game, he stands up to the cool kids who are picking on his old friends, and realizes he needs to just be himself, "I like Michael Jackson's Bad album". His old friends forgive him. And everyone respects Alvin.
Return with Elixir: He learns the lesson to just be himself, gets his old friends back, and kisses Paris after the basketball game.