How does the film "Pretty woman", appropriate the Pygmalion myth to reflect the context of the time in which they were composed?

The myth of Pygmalion has been appropriated into different contexts in many forms of media including theatrical productions and films. Appropriations, such as the film "Pretty Woman", directed by Garry Marshall, and Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", have taken the context from the myth and transformed it into the reflection of the society in the time of which they were composed. The Pygmalion myth was from a story in Ovid's "Metamorphoses". During the time when the myth …

…reflected the society of the time it was composed in its own solitary way. When comparing these compositions side by side, the evolution of the society has noticeably changed as it is demonstrated by the transformation of attitude, values, and ideas. The class difference is the illuminating issue of both the play and the film, and the composers each have justified other forms of contexts to articulate their judgment of the predicament of their society.