Who Is the Dad in Bridget Jones Baby

March 06, 2022 Post a Comment

Information technology's the central question ofBridget Jones's Babe: Who is the father? Is it Mark? Is information technology Jack? Is it the ghost of Hugh Jackman?

Well we're here to tell you! At the end of the film, nosotros come across Bridget walking, happily belongings her baby, as the begetter walks away…

……..who is…….

Wait—concur up ane sec.

While a lot of people have concluded that Marker, aka Mr. Darcy, is indeed the father of Bridget Jones's baby (for seemingly obvious reasons, I admit (and reasons that I'll get to))…I accept to ask, "Is that actually true?"

Here we take what I would be consider to be a instance of logic vs. fandom. Based on the details the movie gives the states, logic points to Jack being the father, while the fans want Marker to be the father (so it'south piece of cake to meet why the filmmakers twist the ending slightly).

(The themes of the film suggest a different manner of looking at the classic "Who is the begetter?" concept—which I'll embrace in a separate article.)

Let's consider both arguments.

The logical argument: Jack is the father

I know you guys don't desire to admit it, but information technology's probably true: If nosotros're using logic, Jack is the father of Bridget'southward baby. Hither'south why:

Bridget Jones's Baby Jack proposing — Universal

1. Jack didn't wear a safety (unless he was lying?), while Mark did. They were "ULTRA THIN" condoms, then I approximate she could have not known that Jack was raw-dogging her? And even if the condoms were no adept anymore, at to the lowest degree it's SOMETHING blocking entry, as opposed to NOTHING? (This part of the pic, honestly, baffles me. But Jack says it'southward truthful, so I'm going with it.)

2. The son's name is William. This is non the name Marker wanted for his son (strangely, I believe it was Jack?). Why would this change? I mean, annihilation could have happened…off-screen. Merely what we saw was Marking wanted one name, and the babe was named another. Based on the data available, logic suggests information technology's not Mark's biological son.

3.Jack is holding the baby at the wedding. Hither'southward another case of "We only know what the movie is telling us." The motion-picture show skips i year into the future at the end, and so I guess anything could accept happened in the meantime…but has Jack actually become such a good friend of Bridget's and Marking's that they entrust the babe to HIM at the wedding ceremony? And not the female parent? Father? Close friends? Have Marker and Jack get that good of friends? Would Bridget even entertain the idea of keeping Jack around after he's proven to non be the biological father? Lots of questions, and there's one easy answer: Jack is the male parent. That makes everything brand sense.

4. Jack is better equipped to be the father. While Marking reads baby books and robotically repeats their lessons, Jack (who happens to be a billionaire, remember!) seems to be a natural with children and ready to live the life of a family man. He's very in touch with Bridget's body, needs, health. In a practical sense (from the filmmaker's perspective), he's a much better selection to raise a kid over Mark (although that will come into question afterward).

The fan'due south argument: Marker is the father

If you're a fan of the serial and you lot've been rooting for Mr. Darcy the whole time (secretly because you just tin't assistance yourself when it comes to Colin Firth), you lot're probably on board with the theory that Mark is the father. And while I don't think the case for him is as solid, there are good reasons to believe he's the baby daddy:

Bridget Jones's Baby Mark in suit — Universal

1. "Come on…it's Mr. Darcy!" OK, you make a fair point! The entire series has always had Bridget and Mark as the central romance, the destined couple, the complete opposites that are weirdly a perfect friction match. They've gotten together again and again and over again, and now they're set up to kickoff a life together—how could information technology not exist Mark'due south son!?

ii. Mark calls William (the baby) his "son." At the wedding, Mark jokingly says to Jack (I'1000 paraphrasing hither), "Give me back my son." Now, perchance Mark, who really ends up marrying Bridget, is the boy's everyday daddy effigy and thinks of himself as "the father." I think this is actually a likely scenario. Mark saying "my son," to me, isn't exactly definitive evidence. But many (including the filmmakers) might see that equally a stretch, and give the "W" to Mark in this cavalcade.

iii. Marker doesn't hesitate when he kisses the baby. This, I recollect, could finish upwardly beingness the all-time argument for Mark being the father—if you're into using the ability of movie magic, that is! When Jack bends down to kiss the babe, in that location's this beautiful moment where he hesitates for a carve up 2d. In this moment, yous could argue that all of Jack's seeming fatherly behavior was shattered when confronted with the reality of actually beingness a father. Mark, on the other manus, does not hesitate, and plants a big kiss on the babe before kissing Bridget. Could be the filmmakers signaling that Marker is destined to be the real father?

iv. The Wikipedia folio says so.Yeah, if you check out the Wikipedia page forBridget Jones'due south Baby, it states, "After the wedding Marking and Jack, now friends, caput to the reception together, while Bridget carries her and Mark's son, William." Yous could see this as definitive proof—or, if you're similar me and you lot just remembered that anyone can brand changes to Wikipedia, this could mean nothing. If the screenwriter herself wrote the Wikipedia page? And so I'd believe information technology.

Then with both arguments in play (if you lot take more theories, delight comment below!), what exercise y'all recollect? I retrieve it's more than logical that Jack is the daddy, but also wouldn't exist surprised if the filmmakers secretly went with Marker. Based on the information given in the movie, I don't think there'southward a definitive reply.

However, I call up at that place'due south a dazzler to the moving picture ending so ambiguously…because when you lot call back well-nigh it, it's up to yous to decide who the father is!