They will all find love nonetheless, proving once more that Hollywood or maybe even society thinks you're only a worthy human being if you have a partner, because that is what life is all about and the only reason your existence is meaningful...
share"Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." - Franklin P. Jones
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So what? We all enjoy a 90 minute movie to get away from reality and imagine ourselves in the characters shoes finding happiness, what is wrong with that? There are a thousands of other movies being release in 2016, then don't watch this one and stop complaining!
shareThat's all well and good but crappy, lazy garbage like this just continues to flood the screens. I would be one thing if this has potential to be good but it looks like the same stereotype reinforcing, paint by numbers rom-coms that are a dime a dozen with nothing to distinguish itself for the rest.
shareThe true philosophical question is: Do people like these movies, because Hollywood spoon-feeds them such "pieces of art" all the time... or does Hollywood produce such "films" because people indeed want to see such stuff?
shareI agree, but the simple fact is that movies do better if they have happy endings. People go to movies to escape reality, so most folks don't want to see an ending that reminds them of how much real life sucks. I'll bet all the main characters in this movie also have really high-paying jobs that they never seem to actually have to be at, or they're independently wealthy and so have tons of free time in which to pursue the "movie goal" - look at Love Actually - what did any of those characters actually do for a living? None of them seemed to have to be at work. Same with The Holiday - could you see that story playing out like it did if Winslett's and Diaz's characters were a waitress at a diner and a clothing shop worker? And who would want to see that? People want to see someone with a great job so they can forget their lives for 2 hours.
shareI agree that most people want to see happy endings. Me too.
And well, of course such characters usually live in 20 Million Dollar apartments in New York and have the most amazing and fancy jobs. It's completely absurd to have a character that is supposed to be some "unattractive nobody" that is looking for love... and at the same time lives like a millionaire. Talking about weird fairytale-standards.
On the other hand: Films of the finnish director Aki Kaurismäki portrait VERY normal working class people also looking for romantic love (like in your example about the "waitress at a diner and a clothing shop worker)... and in a way I enjoy his movies so much more than these fake / plastic Hollywood fairytales that are just too far away from reality.
So it is possible to portrait regular, mediocre-looking nobodies working in supermarkets and finding true love (or whatever) and even give them and the audience some kind of "happy ending"
You nailed it! "weird fairy-tale-standards" is a great way to describe it. And thanks for the tip about Aki Kaurismaki's films, 'll check them out. I like the sound of a romantic comedy featuring every-day folks.
shareit is the latter. there are many people out there, who identify with such characters, because their life is just as sad as the ones portrayed. they want to be loved, except for their terrible choices, their bad character, their psychosii and they dream of someone that lovs them nevertheless. no, they dream of being loved, BECAUSE they are like that. those films just visualize a fantasy, that they have been dreaming of themselves. this film has another added bonus: the hot bar owner single guy douchebag bad boy, that eventually will fall for the girl with the bad character and leaves all those hot single women behind him, because he finds her to be special, even though she is everything BUT special.
shareWe all enjoy a 90 minute movie to get away from reality and imagine ourselves in the characters shoes finding happiness, what is wrong with that?That's the OP's point, though. "Happiness" doesn't mean "relationship" for every person. Some people are truly happy being single. But in general, Hollywood (and/or "society") thinks that nobody can truly be happy if they're not in a relationship.
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That's not the problem. The problem with most of these movies is that they usually find love with a person they've known for a couple of days and don't really know.
shareI just saw the trailer and that's what I figured too. It's like those movies where the main male and female characters can't stand each other and fight all the time. You can tell from the trailer that by the end of the movie, they'll realize they're the perfect match.
shareThen you'll probably enjoy that the movie does NOT end that way.
shareSaw a pre-screening on this movie this past week, can confirm that it's not the case in this movie. While it follows the lives of 4 girls (all of whom know each other except for Alison Brie's character), not all the girls find love.
shareIt actually doesn't end like that.
No, here this movie is actually more about finding yourself. I give the movie credit for trying to be different but its sad that a movie has to continually be about women who obsess over finding the next guy. That's not what singlehood is about at all.
If anyone is interested in a review for this, have it here- https://youtu.be/ki8GppvmcDs
Trying to go for an informative, and hopefully something people think is funny, youtube channel so hope you guys like. Thanks.
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Not all of them find "the one" and i am professional in a large city(South Florida)
I've done my fair share of partying and coupling with people under the right and wrong reasons... And it treats is as part of life, no everybody goes through it...
Still haven't found the one, but i have fun enjoying life! Just like the movie
Yeah, I don't know what happened here. But if you're interested, this should still work- https://youtu.be/ki8GppvmcDs
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