I am a sucker for romantic comedies and for movies that depcit relationships. I generally date woman that love these films in the genre of " Chick Flicks!". However, sometimes these movies sometimes give a false sense that no matter what happens, when boy meets girl and boy loses girl, boy will eventually get girl back. However, as we all know who have dated real people, that is the furtherest form the truth.
So, here is my part one of movies that depict real life and real relationships. While they are maybe not genre busting films, they do portray reality in stark vision.
1. Closer: What can be said about this film. This is a love it or hate it flick. You either understand the raw image of relationships and what it takes to maintain them or you hate it becuase you cannot accept reality in their escapes. What this movie does is show that life and love sometimes sucks. However, it never martyrs itself. It never offers itself for death by burning at the stake. Love and relationships are and can be brutal. Cheating, abuse and self-loathing are there for some.
4 lives intersect with each other, with each other falling in love with the other, cheating on their current lover and fears abound about the hurt we can do to each other. We hurt those we are close and love the most, and this movie makes it aware. We are vicious as humans and find ways to manipulate the things that hurt or can cause pain in our significant other.
Are all lives and loves like this. No, but we have all been in a relationships that are toxic, that are bad and in the end it turns painful and hurtful. We remember those relationships because those are the relationships that build our mistrust and make the future relationships suffer to knockdown those walls. Sometimes love is a battlefield!
2. The Breakup: Romantic comedies with reality? No freakin' way. However, sometimes you will find a diamond in a pile of cubic zirconia and costume jewelery. It is everything you would expect from a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. A couple starts finding itself in the rut that leads to contemplating breaking up. Each starts coniving and concoting ways to get each other back, tipping the balance of power to each others side. They battle who gets control of their studio apartment in Chicago and set each other up by dating other people to hurt the other. Let the comedy mishaps ensue1
What makes this movie realistic is how it ends. When I saw it in the theaters, i saw it with 20 something girls who live and dream to be Aniston. So, when the ending comes around and Vaughn decides he wants to save the relationship, it ends. What went from giggles and happiness from the other patrons went down the crapper. Sighs and sobs were abound because like reality, this relationship ends. What was even more realistic is that the final scene sees our two characters running each other. It is uncomfortable becuase that is how it is in real life. Their lives have moved on, and empty promises have been made about catching up and reconnecting, but we all know that never happens!!
stay tuned for part two