Thursday, 7 May 2009

Romantic Comedies- Plot

Romantic comedy films are movies with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as a true love able to surmount most obstacles. Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films and often have elements of screwball comedies and stoner comedies. They are quite often three part narratives with equilibrium, disequilibrium, equilibrium. This creates interest in the film and gives a good plot.
The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters, usually a man and a woman, meet, part ways due to an argument or other contrived obstacle, then ultimately reunite. Sometimes the two characters meet and become involved initially, then must confront challenges to their union. Sometimes the two characters are hesitant to become romantically involved because they believe that they do not like each other, because one of them already has a partner, or because of social pressures. However, the screenwriters leave clues that suggest that the characters are; in fact, attracted to each other and that they would be a good love match. The characters often separate or seek time apart to sort out their feelings or deal with the external obstacles to their being together. The characters usually come together at the end of the film to create a happy (equilibrium) ending.

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