Posts tagged ‘Romance’
Julie & Julia
Julie and Julia plays on the similarities of two women who live two very different lives in two very different eras. The one thing, the overwhelming thing, the two women have in common is that they’re both looking for something to do, something that’s both fulfilling and matters to them. More…
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer does something that more Hollywood romantic comedies should do: It starts at the end. It tells us up front that “this is not a love story”. Before the opening credits roll, we already feel something for these characters because we know this isn’t going to be your conventional rom-com that ends with a wedding and flowers. More…
Adventureland
Going into this film, I expected what the trailers portrayed which was basically just another Superbad style raunchy comedy. Instead, I got a thoughtful tale of first love and the reality of being a twenty-something fresh out of university and unemployed (more so in the current economic climate.) More…
The Time Traveller’s Wife
Based on the trailers, I was dreading seeing this film, as it looked like a shallow dull romantic movie with a *ahem* ‘clever’ twist in the form of the time traveller. However, I was very pleased to find, within ten minutes of the film starting, that it was clear that I was wrong; it was a complex movie, looking at various problems/blessings that the main character’s condition meant.