#tbh an issue i think we have w romcoms today is that ppl go 'oh i want a comfort movie' | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

mermaidsirennikita · 2 years

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in romcoms today you get like this chaste kiss at the end while they sorta get together

in Notting Hill (1999), the leads kiss, have a little thing without fucking and then she leaves for her douchey boyfriend, meet up again way later and have a wonderful time and FUCK, then there's an issue and she leaves again, and then Hugh Grant walks through several seasons while Ain't No Sunshine plays, then there's another little misunderstanding moment + a grovel from her, THEN a RACE FOR YOUR LOVE bit

and not once was I bored, I was iNVIGORATED throughout it

#tbh an issue i think we have w romcoms today is that ppl go 'oh i want a comfort movie'#and they and subsequently producers think this means low-conflict and boring #and it's like....... notting hill is one of the chillest movies ever made lmao #but it's also p high-conflict #both leads do random little fuckups #but the coziness is not lost #also they have an actual relationship off and on through the movie #so it's not like this thing where you're like well i hope for the best for them #they work out legit romantic issues throughout #versus just REALIZING THINGS at the end #anyway this isn't even my favorite movie but whatever #i just think it's an interesting contrast

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