There is a basic formula behind romantic comedy films. The lead female is young, thin, beautiful, sweet, and very feminine while the lead male is bumbling and awkward, inept, and NOT young, attractive, or sweet. Often the setting occurs in an idyllic daily life situation such as a beautiful beach, a pleasant outdoor park, a large upper-middle class home, or just in a generally clean and open space. The storyline includes a chase scene, a rescue scene, and a fight scene before they live happily ever after. A common theme is that love conquers all, and heterosexual marriage is the norm. The basic formula is narrow, yet films that follow it continue to do well at the box office. Is it part of our dream of idyllic American life? Do we feel comforted by the predictable storyline and characters? Is this comfort driven by our fear of the unknown? Or what else?
...Just for fun, here's a twist on the classic romantic comedy, When Harry Met Sally...
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