Romantic Movies No Longer Have Sparks

I think romance itself takes spark and passion but more importantly it requires traditional responses from the male and female leads. The old fashioned chase which would now be defined as stalking and not taking no for an answer.

Hard to create that when you have a world where being male is enough to have you branded a rapist. Not to mention it also takes women who will inspire such romance and desire in a man and despite Woke theory, most men just aren't that impressed by tattoo's, weird hair styles/piercings and political rants.

Also if you watch a lot of older films you notice man and woman get on each others nerves a lot. Sometimes the woman is even (trigger warning) put over the man's knee and spanked thus showing woman that she is indeed physically weaker than the male. That said she still has her feminine prowess which she uses to great effect.

Can't have that now. Man must be weak and stupid, woman supreme.

For one thing they seem to forget about chemistry. Chemistry can even breathe a mediocre film to life but it's not automatic and it's not about just throwing 2 attractive or famous people together.
If the power of a film is based on that magic then they should screen test before they commit to the actors and to film.
And writing...? What happened to originality and creativity in Hollywood?

My brother recently became hooked on K-drama's and has been watching them exclusively for about 3 months. Also the Korean films. He says they're less predictable and feel fresher to him. Particularly the romances.
I haven't developed the same habit but I do get his point.

I only see romantic movies when my wife gets to the remote before I do so I'm no expert, but yes, most of them are a real bore

Prizzi's Honor was a very good one but it was mostly about the mob so I'm not sure if it counts...

The final scene in Casablanca might be the standout for most romantic and heartbreaking scene I've ever watched

Very few 'romantic' movies feel genuine

Modern-day romantic movies are ridiculously bad

The redundant stories and bad writing are kind of to be expected. But the no chemistry is where they really fail for me.

I chalk it up to choosing bankable actors over the two people who are right for the story and who work well together. For example, in Last Christmas, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding might make sense to studio execs. But I can't think of one viewer who would say they ever pictured these two as a believable couple. I still think it's weird seeing them in the trailer.

You're not going to have decently-written romances in a depraved, hedonistic society that no longer cares about traditional values like family and life-long monogamy and only sees relationships in terms of "fuck buddies" and "friends with benefits."

From memory the last "romance" film that I thought was both well-made and emotionally convincing was 'The Bridges of Madison County'. Clint and Meryl made me believe, and I think there must have been something caught in my eye at the end..

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