Bridget Joness Babysaw the heroine finally get her happy ending when she married Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).

Why was Mark Darcy Killed Off in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?

The framing shows just how unexpectedly death can come whilst also highlighting how life simply has to continue.

A worried-looking Mark Darcy, played by actor Colin Firth, against a pink background, with Bridget, played by actor Renee Zellweger, behind him.

Image by Zanda Rice

“Bridget Jones, it’s time to live.”

It allows Darcy to leave the franchise ceremoniously.

The decision to kill Mark Darcy off-screen was definitely the correct wayto handle the source material.

Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones and Leo Woodall as Roxster in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

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Instead, the movie isable to delve into life after deathand offers a new outlook on Bridgets life.

This final movie takes a step away fromthe slapstick comedy and blunders of its heroine.

Its hopeful and beautiful.

Renée Zellweger and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Image via Universal

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Renee Zellweger

Colin Firth