So I’ve been meaning to write about Rom Coms for a while, but have been unsure how to approach it. While it’s tempting to be dismissive and patronizing about the whole genre, the problem is I really like a good romantic comedy. They’re my go-to feel-good movies. I watch them when the boyfriend is out of town while painting my toenails. Seriously. So can I justify my love of cheesy romantic movies with my desire to be a cynical feminist about anything the mainstream media produces? Let’s find out.
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July 14, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Amelie was a good, not undermining romantic comedy of the 00’s! I think it ended with Amelie and Nino having sex too, rather than a wedding.
I think it’s sort of a cool thing to disparage romantic comedies as a genre and that has more to do with the stigma of girliness than their being more poorly written or more stereotypical, generally, than male-centric action or sports movies.
July 14, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Bridget Jones’ Diary was another good one, funny and compelling. While she’s portrayed as insecure, fat, and not pretty, she gets to choose between two great guys who love her as she is. Also, she’s ambitious, and her career is never an obstacle to love. At the end, while she was going off to Paris with her friends, instead of moping over her lost love, Mr. Darcy gave up his NYC promotion to be with her.