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From the era of The Philadelphia Story to the movies of today like Enough Said, rom-coms have been a big part of the journey of cinema. But recently, the genre is slowly becoming less prominent. The stories now have become stale, concepts are cliche and stakes are meaningless. These are some of the few reasons whyRomantic Comedymovies these days just are not as good as the old days.
The Prominent Rom-Com Stars have Moved-On
In the 2000s, there were a few stars like Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, who were the faces of the romantic comedy genre. They were stars of thebiggest hitsthat appeared regularly in such movies. However, they left the genre. In the 2010s. The stars moved on either to a different genre or the industry. And without these stars, the audience struggles to familiarize themselves with movies of the genre.
Struggles to Launch New Faces for Rom-Coms
The issue is that today’s stars do not stay fixated on the genre. Many actors who manage to make it big in certain romantic comedies, do not continue to make them because of lesser hits in the genre. Even newcomers, who manage to get the lead role in a rom-com and even though the movie does well, they do not continue with the genre. Like Constance Wu of Crazy, Rich Asians went on to act in acrime thriller– Hustlers. Without actors that become the face of the genre, as other genres have, Rom-Com hasn’t been the same.
Absence of Rom-Com Directors
For other genres, we can name a certain director who is doing an exceptional job in that genre. Like Gene Kelly formusicals, and Alfred Hitchcock for thrillers to name a few. And these great names are the reason why these genres keep evolving. In the last decade, romantic comedies have suffered the lack of such a director. Famous names like Gary Marshall and Nora Ephron passed away. Nancy Meyers and James L Brooks are struggling for getting their movies financed. Robert Luketic and Andy Tennant have moved on. Without a director that is directly linked to the genre, the genre is struggling to be as good as it used to be.
The genre is making its own parody
Nowadays, romantic comedies add characters who are aware of thecliches of the genre. They make sarcastic comments on these common staples while adding these staples into their plot as well. The approach has been successful for some movies likeThey Come Togetherbut not always. In movies likeFriends With BenefitsandIsn’t It Romantic?it did not quite work well with the audience. A few movies likeCrazy Rich Asians, who present a polished version of these hallmarks, worked well for the genre but weren’t sufficient to bring back the previous glory of the genre.
Rom-coms are struggling to connect with the modern audience
Very few rom-coms made recently have managed to come up with a plot that connects with the general audience. Stories of films like Playing for Keeps, where a hunky soccer player struggles to choose between two pretty ladies in luxury cars, are not what a general public usually connects to. These movies have too many caricatures than reality. Which is not what general moviegoers personally experience in romance. The rare wonder, The Big Sick, was the only recent rom-com that managed to show something real.
Related:7 Romantic Comedies For A Chill Date Night!
Gargi Mishra
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Gargi Mishra is the Senior Editor at FandomWire. Serves as the Editor for writers and pens hard-hitting, industry-shaking, ace-tier editorials herself. A film student, she’s the repository of everything infotainment at FandomWire. Above all, she loves K-Pop, K-Dramas, and Anime.
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