The Rom-Com Formula, Explained

The first 500 people to use this link will get a 2 month free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/thetake81 | The Rom-Com Formula: Two people at odds, a meet-cute, misunderstanding or an outright lie, an adorably clumsy heroine, a red herring love interest, a whimsical job, a big apartment, zany side characters, kissing in the rain, the epiphany, the happy-ever-after... and more. What makes this "comfort food" of cinema so irresistible? The contradictory Rom-Com Genre has had its ups and downs, but these unrealistic yet ever-relatable movies are seeing a comeback. In this video we analyze what makes this genre, and what it tells us about love. If you like this video, subscribe to our channel or support us on Patreon:   / thetake  

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Featuring:
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
Notting Hill (1999)
Working Girl (1988)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Hitch (2005)
50 First Dates (2004)
Down with Love (2003)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
The Holiday (2006)
Clueless (1995)
Leap Year (2010)
Moonstruck (1987)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Serendipity (2001)
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
You've Got Mail (1998)
The Back-up Plan (2010)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
27 Dresses (2008)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Set It Up (2018)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
The Prince & Me (2004)
Something New (2006)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Love, Simon (2018)
The Ugly Truth (2009)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Coming to America (1988)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
The Proposal (2009)
How to Be Single (2016)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Isn't It Romantic (2019)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Love Actually (2003)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Enchanted (2007)
Broadcast News (1987)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
As You Like It (1936)
Twelfth Night (1996)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Emma (1996)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
She's the Man (2006)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Adam's Rib (1949)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
The Awful Truth (1937)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Graduate (1967)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Alfie (1966)
The Apartment (1960)
Annie Hall (1977)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Manhattan (1979)
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Baby Boom (1987)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Overboard (1987)
Say Anything... (1989)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Boomerang (1992)
The Best Man (1999)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Good Luck Chuck (2007)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
What's Your Number? (2011)
The House Bunny (2008)
Trainwreck (2015)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Knocked Up (2007)
Deadpool (2016)
As Good as it Gets (1997)
The Big Sick (2017)
They Came Together (2014)
Marriage Story (2019)
Blue Valentine (2010)
Before Midnight (2013)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019)
Pride & Prejudice (1995)
Master of None (2015-2017)
It's Complicated (2009)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Bridesmaids (2011)
The Mindy Project (2012-2017)
His Girl Friday (1940)