#rom com

[sodastrax]

THE REBOUND. BROADWAY HOMESTUCK REFERENCE.

meu just went to goodwill and got cocoa puff flavored chapstick, three workout dvds, and .... THE REBOUND. she got the rebound for free. she also saw a vhs recorder, a ton of vcrs and dvd players, and this swaggot ass cd player she really wishes she bought!!! she is watching the rebound as she writes this :33

[mistymarcy]

Powerscaling bro after watching a romantic musical:

"Both of the main characters are high teir reality warpers with mind control powers, as shown by the way random background characters dance and sing along to them. The fact they're shown singing during a montage without there being any gaps in the song indicates that they perceive time in a non-linear fasion. The small town barista and the big city businessman could easily beat Goku in a fight."

[neapolitan670]

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The Wrong Mermaid by Kade Vale

Splashing in on the 30th July 26

Blurb

He thought she was drowning. She was filming a death scene. Teddy Finch came to Hawaii to rest, heal, and become a calmer version of himself. Instead, he dives into the ocean to rescue Lana Cole, the star of Hawaii Mermaid, and ruins the most important scene of her career. Now the clip is everywhere, the studio wants damage control, and Lana's protective family wants to meet the man who turned her private life into public chaos.

There is only one problem. Teddy said he would bring his people. He did not explain that his real family is not coming. A complete standalone Poppyverse romantic comedy about one very wrong rescue, one fake family disaster, and the kind of chemistry that refuses to stay off camera.

[blushstatic]

[jameschildress]

-JimmyJ- Thinking of You

[th3-community]

The best exploration of relationships and life in romantic comedy: 'Life as We Know It' (2010)

What is so different about 'Life as We Know It' and its approach to the rom com that makes it highly effective?

2010's 'Life as We Know It' explores how a seemingly disfunctional pair of friends cope with the pressure of raising the child of their recently deceased friends (Peter and Alison Novack) whilst juggling the stresses

that their individual lives already provide: Holly's (played by Heigl) desire to expand her buisness and Messer's (played by Duhamel) dream of becoming a full time national sports director.

The film takes the time to craft its characters' individual lives and the bonds they share with one another before really settling into any strong romantic themes.

Early in the film, we see Holly and Alison (played by Christina Hendricks) have that staple best friend moment of the post date-gone-wrong debrief and though Holly's disappointment at the fact another romantic interest has proven themselves the wrong choice is palpable, the scene -overall- remains lighthearted. This moment is simplistic yet a very clear homage to the friendships we have and the familiar way we communicate with eachother in them. It's a warm and familiar moment that clues the audience in on just how close Holly and Alison are as they trade playful jabs at Holly's date subtly suggesting that community and dependecy are at the forfront of this film.

Immediately after this moment, we are introduced to Holly and Alison's wider friendgroup consisting of themselves, Peter (Alison's husband played by Hayes MacAurthur), Messer and a few other neighbours through a montage showcasing close moments they've shared with one another. A moment at Peter and Alison's wedding with the seemingly familiar presence of Messer and Holly fighting, a dinner party with an expecting Alison and Peter, Holly and Messer meeting the baby (once again bickering).

The montage of these moments serve to show us an immitation of family amongst the group's members further allowing for those fundamental ideas of dependency and platonic love to be consolidated.

'Life as We Know It' positions its more platonic bonds as paramount to the film's essence and most important within the lives of its characters as we are first shown how these characters lean on eachother for support, community. Before any real romantic notions, Messer, Alison, Peter and Holly's (our main members within the group) lives are constructed through the lens of friendship as opposed to being angled in such a way that solely serves a romantic narrative allowing for any connection then later being introduced within the film (whether platonic or romantic) to feel grounded in something more real.

This is where -arguably- many romantic comedies fall short.

Take for instance another well-renowned Heigl romantic comedy: '27 Dresses'. Our main character -Jane Nichols- is introduced to us via the familiar trope of "always the bridesmaid never the bride". And through the seemingly never-ending montage at the start of the film featuring Jane donning various bridesmaid dresses and a -by the end- plastic smile, it becomes clear to us that her perpetual singleness is her defining quality in '27 Dresses'.

By making this the case, the romance aspect of the film can be easily addressed and explored. It's not lazy per se, it's just conveniet. Convenient in a way that mildly diminishes other aspects of the character of Jane's existence as her life is overtly angled in a way meant to aid a romantic plot-line.

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This isn't complete yet as I haven't had any real motivation to do so but I though because I'm trying to be more consistent with positing so that this blog can take off a little I would post at the very least what I have already.

And also if you have any comments or any improvements I could make or ideas I should consider please do let me know. I'm not like an academic film critic this is more or less me just writing a review at best so do take that into account.

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[90s-kid-sad-adult]

What its to be, Anna from Boston?