#she is the best in romcoms

[aboutdoramas]

#kdramawomensweek - Day 6: Funny Girl Woman

✦ Hwang Jung Eum

#kdramawomensweek #hwang jung eum #can you hear my heart #kill me heal me #the undateables #she was pretty #lucky romance #high kick #to all the guys who loved me #golden time #she is the best in romcoms #but she is good in melodramas too #kdrama

[aroandawkward]

I can't stop thinking about Isaac Henderson in Heartstopper, and the inherent isolation of being an aroace person in a romance story. Because, at the end of the day, that's what Heartstopper is - it's about the romance between Nick and Charlie. Even when the narrative has expanded outwards to focus on other characters, their plotlines are primarily about romance: Elle and Tao, Darcy and Tara… It's true that Isaac has a loving friend group and the show doesn't devalue platonic love in the way that many romance stories do. But nevertheless, as an aroace person, Isaac is at odds with the genre of the story in which he lives. The tropes that shows like this are built around don't work for him.

Something that really hammers this home is how the scene when Isaac and James kiss mirrors Charlie and Nick's first kiss. In both scenes, two boys are sitting on the floor away from the main action of a party, one admits to having a crush, the other nervously wants to know whether it's them, and then they kiss. In his version of that scene with James, Isaac is experiencing a moment that - for another character - could be a beautiful moment in a romantic storyline.

For viewers who weren't aware of Alice Oseman's promise of an aroace storyline for Isaac, his interactions with James in the early episodes of Season 2 could easily have been interpreted as the beginning of a romantic love story. The rest of the main Heartstopper group have certainly been viewing his friendship with James through that lens, as shown by the way they tease him about it. But those plot beats of a romantic story don't work for Isaac. Trying to fit into the romance genre pushes Isaac in a direction that feels wrong for him. He is the one person in his primary friend group who can't make himself at home in a romance story.

I don't mean this as a criticism of the show. There is a lot of value to love stories like Heartstopper and there is a lot of value to having aspec representation in a show like Heartstopper. But I think this is the reason why Isaac's plotline felt particularly heartwrenching for me. Sometimes being aroace does feel like being out of step with the genre of story everyone else around you is living. Sometimes it feels like trying to find a place for yourself in a narrative that wasn't built for you. Sometimes it feels like trying to prove to yourself (and the world) that you can still have moments that feel like swirling leaves.

#heartstopper #heartstopper s2 #heartstopper season 2 #heartstopper spoilers #isaac henderson #Comparing this to my other beloved aroace rep... #Georgia in Loveless thinks that she's in a romance story #but it turns out she's in a different kind of love story #Koisenu Futari also feels like a love story without being a romance story #but with Isaac in Heartstopper it's different #because Isaac is actually in a romance story - it just isn't his romance story #Sometimes I struggle with the thought that not having a romance means I can't be a protagonist #I overidentify with the 'best friend' side characters in romcoms every time #awkward aroposting #Aromantic #Aroace

[tommyboweinbowtie2]

PLEASE PUT ARASHA IN A MARVEL MOVIE PLEEEAAASE

Or something like it

Arasha Lalani by Brennan Iketani

#Arasha lalani #Smosh #Smoshblr #Brennan iketani strikes once again #First pic she's girl in a romcom the secind just ypur straight best friend from high school the last one girl boss step all over me

[panncakes]

listen i would've supported 23.5 no matter how terrible it might've been and i will continue to support it no matter which route it takes; but i am incredibly happy that it starts sweet and gentle and goofy as all queer high school romances deserve to be 🥰

#23.5 the series #23.5 degrees #i adore that altho it is shown that ongsa is having a hard time settling in and finding her place and we are told this has always been #the case for her #it is also immediately shown that there is kindness and friendship and care in this new universe for her if she is able to reach back to #those reaching out to her #i adore that they use slightly unhinged over the top moments to highlight the genuine awkwardness and terror of being a teenage girl #and even more so a queer teenage girl #i have already seen people call out the over the top 'weirdness' as too much #(tho too much is never quite called out as much in male performance bc the threshold for too much is so much lower for women huh) #but that is genuinely how it feels in that moment tho isnt it #everything is so heightened and over the top and everything is the WORST and the BEST #and you are the only outsider even tho you're not #like not to project too much meaning onto the silly little gl romcom #but it feels really genuine even in its silliness and i appreciate that so much #and i have genuine good hope for a quiet small sapphic romcom set in highschool

[juminsfakecat]

ji changwook as a pathetic heart of gold ex-boyfriend and shin hyesun as a goofy optimistic female lead going through a hard time? can’t believe there was a show made for just ME

#welcome to samdalri #DOOOO YALLL KNOW #HOW MUCH I LOVE MR QUEEN AND LOVESTUCK IN THE CITY #THIS IS LITERALLT MY FANON UNREALISTIC PAIRING COMING TRUE PLEASE IM DYING #IVR CRIED ALREADY AND ITS NOT EVEN A SAD SHOW #I JUST LOVE THEM BOTH SEPARATELY AND IT WORKS SO GOOD HERE FJDJDJJS #I loved her in mr queen so much bc she plays goofy cool girls so well like her demeanor and her energy gives old granny who makes dark jokes #AND LIKE UGH #ji changwook has been trying to be more comedic and romcom since he came back from the army #and I KNOW MY MANS POTIENTAL but his counterparts have not been good #not that they weren’t good at acting but the chemistry test just wasn’t there imo like his antagonist role is doing fine bc he has the look #but UGHHHHH YOU JUST HAD TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM DURING THE DRUNK CRYING SCENE IN LOVESTRUCK AND THATS WHERE I KNEW HIS BEST WAS THIS TYPE #loved him and jiwon actually bc he does ‘I’m pathetic for this complicated woman’ so well like idk how to explain it #their chemistry is great in samdalri bc her comedic timing and his pathetic guy thing is just so good I love it #it’s so SPECIFIC FOR ME

[smallest-turtle]

Getting asked by the girl you've had a crush on for like a year 'oh, youve never eaten grass before?' and not even reevaluating your stance

#ffxiv #ffxiv wol #deidre hunt #alisaie leveilleur #deidre/alisaie #you know how it is with a healer gf #alisaie and arenvald hearing deidre say the weirdest shit like its normal and still thinking shes hot is some of the best comedy to me. #teen romcom hours #for them

[evebestt]

Look at this cutie

#look at her earmuffs omg #i didn’t know people wore kind those outside of romcoms #and her smile she just looks so happy #that’s such a precious picture I have to go lay down again #eve best #farah dowling #ftws #fate the winx saga

[elliebartlets]

#polls #movies #julia roberts #pretty woman #runaway bride #notting hill #my best friend’s wedding #movie polls #I finally watched all of these #queen of the 90s romcoms #she was in 3 others during the 90s but I’m not adding those cause I haven’t seen them lol #I’m partial to pretty woman but if I’d seen runaway bride and my best friends wedding more times I’d say one of them probably #and I didn’t like notting hill at all

[jessicas-pi]

Maybe it's because I hate hating characters. Maybe it's because my brain runs on 100% crack (except for the moments it runs on 1000% angst.) Maybe it's because i want to hit a metaphorical hornets' nest with a baseball bat.

But I just gotta say, I think that "traumatized, grieving teenager who has slept for 4 of the past 72 hours and is keeping himself together with nothing but an unholy amount of caf, the burning desire for revenge, and space duct tape panics and acts on Worst Instinct Possible," is genuinely a more accurate interpretation of lux kissing ahsoka than just "assault."

#lux bonteri #ahsoka tano #lux is an idiot not a creep #(i've been working on A Friend In Need (Of Therapy And Maybe A Nap) which is why i thought of this) #star wars #jessica's controversial star wars opinions #i also accept 'lux and ahsoka are both secretly avid fans of cheesy spy romcom movies' as an especially cracky explanation #(i mean she did introduce herself as his girlfriend) #maybe they were both just trying their best to Spames Bond (space james bond) their way though this situation #(that's mostly a joke but BOY do i have a Not Joke Rant about how The Whole Fandom Is Wrong Actually re: that kiss scene)

[boofbuck]

Thinking thoughts about alpha Robin again 🥰

#other #stposting #but like modern au where Robin lives in the big city for university #still dealing with some repression and internalized homophobia because she comes from a small town #but getting to uni is like a breath of fresh air #she feels free to be herself and explore what it is she wants #except she's super fucking dense when it comes to girls #girls who are actually very into her because Robin is hot and smart and tall and respectful in a way that makes them want to climb her like #a tree #she just can't tell when girls are interested??? #like even after she starts dating #she just thinks girls are being extremely polite/friendly #it makes Steve laugh and want to pull his hair out because how???? how is his best friend so smart adn so dumb at the same time #cue Nancy coming in and just trying so fucking hard and Robin is just NOT getting it #to the point where people think they're dating because Nancy is a little possessive and flirting shamelessly at this point #just romcom omegaverse when??? #Steve in the background watching Nancy fighting for her life and Robin clueless as ever #(she's clueless but pining lbr she fell for Nancy the day she met her) #(tiny little omega who is so so pretty and competent and smart and sure of herself and in charge? Robin was a goner) #omegaverse ronance #Alpha Robin Buckley #Omega Nancy Wheeler

[kimbapisnotsushi]

carly rae jepsen the love of my life

#she makes the BEST romcom songs #sou says stuff

[stillboredbuttrying]

Rewatching Love between fairy and devil for emotional support reasons.

I still can't forgive whoever translated the title from something like "Orchid's farewell" to love between fairy and devil. She is not a fairy and he is not a devil.

Anyway ep2. How good the actors have been for the body switching??? XiaoLan is a complete airhead (I love her) and when they switch body you see all her silly reactions in the body of this dark lord. Peak comedy. Meanwhile Dongfang Qingcang is so done from the very beginning. And you can see it's still him when they body switch and XiaoLan's body is all straight and serious

#love between fairy and devil #cang lan jue #dongfang qingcang #xiao lanhua #They are so funny #I love xiao lanhua so much #She is so cute and silly #Living her romcom dream #Who cares about politics when you can give flowers to the God of War™? #Doesn't panic when she realises that she's stuck in a magical prison but cries when he cuts her hair #Right priorities #I missed my best buy the Dragon

[worfianism]

I love sharing my favourite pieces of media with people but it also terrifies me because I feel like if I did tell people my favourite movies are 10 things I hate about you, the mummy 1999 and jab we met, they would immediately deduce that I was kinda annoying and yearning for love (and probably bisexual) and I dont know if I'm ready to be perceived all out in the open like that

#ahhh this is why you like this movie #jab we met #10 things i hate about you #the mummy 1999 #I was watching 10tihay with a few friends #one was white and the rest of us were brown (this is relevant) #and all us brown girls had basically forced our white friend to watch it with us and was like this is the best romcom ever etc etc #and there was a scene between kat and her super overbearing dad and them arguing over the fact that he was overbearing #and my white friend goes #and I was shook to my core #she comes into my house #and perceives that i identify the complicated family dynamic of being a daughter to overprotective parents who are like that coz of culture #before I do???? #v makes a post

[xenadd]

Why do you loathe Pretty Woman? I haven't watched it but you can express spoilers if that helps your case.

It’s not profound or deep or founded in anything much at all, and more than a little hyperbolic! I just really really dislike the film. The vibes are all wrong for me despite all of the ingredients behind in place. I’ve watched it several times over the years, each time thinking it’ll grow on me and every time I like it a little less.

Richard Gere is peak smug with little counterbalance,I don’t find roberts believable as the naive ingenue sexworker with a heart of gold. The whole white knight rich douche being redeemed from his douchebaggery by white knighting a poor fallen sexworker just the right side of innocent…. It’s condescending and leaves a bad taste with nothing to dazzle and distract like the insane chemistry of Overboard. It’s a romcom classic for a reason so I definitely recommend giving it whirl to see, but it’s that iffy ‘90’s side of things. For me.*

Runaway Bride is, for me, a far superior film from the same trifecta of Marshall/Roberts/gere, a magnificent supporting class and much more heart. Joan cusack my beloved. Plus richard gere’s smugness repeatedly gets knocked down which is pleasing. Granted, I think it was one of the first romcoms I ever saw at the cinema so there’s a bias, but I love it!

And if you want absolute Peak ‘90’s Romcom Queen Julia Robert’s with a delicious heft of acid, I will always sing the praises for My Best Friend’s Wedding which is impeccably vicious and just gorgeous

#ask and answer #topherfoxtrot #I have romcom opinions for DAYS #mostly I don’t like pretty women bc I don’t like it! just like I dislike sleepless in Seattle. the ingredients are all there but the vibes #are just not. there’s an Ick #probably/possibly Roberts is at absolute peak in my best friend’s wedding bc she was #playing so much closer to herself given her irl A Low Vera shenanigans #but you know what? it works #j’adore that film #and Cameron Diaz is a sweetheart #gods I miss romcoma #big mistake. big. huge. is iconic #tho. I will give them that

[kashilascorner]

just watched notting hill which is supposed to be like an epitome of a good romcom and... Well. Let's just say i highly disagree

#jab we met (2006) really fcked up my expectations of what a good romcom should be #also stuff like nothing serious (2021). it's not enough with the pretty cinematography the colorful #(pun intendes cause they're all white) cast of side characters and the chemistey between the lead actors #i need their background their baggage their context how they actually connect as human beings and change each other #otherwise you're just preaching a stupid idea of what love should be and making up a story where the main couple #go back and forth because PLOT but it's actually because there's practically nothing going on between them in terms of actual trust #you're selling infatuation as love and they're not the same #so in notting hill we know anna has all these troubles. we know she has been in an abusive relationship one after the other. we know she #has a bf by the time she meets the guy. we know that but we never EXPLORE that. we see she's deeply hurt that her intimate #photos were leaked and that her relationship with the guy (her only solace) was revealed to the press but we never really DEAL with the #consequences of that. we're TOLD the guy is a hopeless romantic and an pverall decent fellow. they let drop he dated bella at some point #and worst of all we know he got divorced recently. but we never see his ex wife we know nothing about her he doesn't seem to think #about her at all which is odd at best for someone who claims to both be very devoted to the one he's in love and also claims he's #only been in love twice (bella & his exwife) before anna. we don't see their baggage just hear it. we don't see them talk it out or work #through it and when anna reacts roughly surely because of stress and trauma the narrative ends up putting her in the wrong (though to be #fair he isn't protrayed as being in the right exactly). the film is supposedly all about illusion vs reality and anna's deakre to be seen #for what she is (just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her thing) but actually the movie is about infatuation. a deep #one sure buy not about love. it's about solace but not nuance. it's fairy tale but fairy tales don't work in real life. we're supposed to #strive for the fairy tale which is literally completely impossible to achieve #effective romance movies and romcoms have that fantasy element for sure but they stay grounded. if not in plot surely in human connection #laura watches stuff

[eatyourdamnpears]

The worst book u have ever read?

honestly, probably the first book of the Maximum Ride series 🫣

#I feel bad because I know so many people love it #hell I only read it because my best friend at the time loved it so much and even kinned Max #but GOD was it not for me #I can’t think of a better example but in recent years my lowest rated book on Goodreads is Honey Girl #as a book it’s fine #and it even has a cult following #but like… it was not what I was expecting and it was unexpectedly triggering and quite frankly boring #I bought it as it came out and went into it thinking it was a lesbian romance book about two women who got drunk and got married in Vegas #and that was kind of the plot but not really #it was the catalyst for the story sure #but like. it was mostly about this woman’s breakdown after getting her PhD and what the hell she was gonna do with her life #and at the time there were no warnings about her self harming!! and it happened quite often!! #like I’m fine with that but not when I went into the book thinking romcom and out of it so burnt out from the story