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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:19 The birth of rom-com heroines (that paved the way for the 90s)
03:22 What made the 90s heroines so relatable
04:22 How Nora Ephron (& Meg Ryan) changed how people saw rom-coms
07:36 Julia Roberts' relatable yet aspirational heroines
10:07 What this era's rom-coms missed
12:37 Why 90s rom-com heroines continue to be beloved
The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was produced & narrated by Jessica Babineaux, written by Cassondra Feltus, and edited by Daniel Wolff
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Genre: Film & Animation
Date of upload: Feb 13, 2024 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
The amount of Meg Ryan clips in just the intro show that she really is the rom com it girl
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The wish fulfillment of 90s rom coms was STRONG.
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The reason why 90s rom-com heroines were popular was because the decade, despite its issues, was filled with optimism something we lack nowadays with the pandemic, racial injustice, social divide, etc. Who cares if they were unrealistic?
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I can't believe Jane Austen wasn't mentioned, who literally wrote the formula for RomComs
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Those heroines were truly aspirational to me as a young girl. Mainly the materialistic things, like her job, her apartment with supportive friends, big city sceneries, clothes, making dumb mistakes and finally getting the good guy. Although i grew up and am a working woman myself now, i want to see those aspirational stuff on the big screen again. It's cheesy but brilliant to switch off your mind after a long day of work. There aren't many content for those post 25 year old working class women now 😢
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I miss the feel good story lines of rom coms and their often awesome soundtracks. We forgot that the screen is often escapism not supposed to simulate a duller reality.
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I miss rom-com heroines with fun apartments and jobs in the media. I felt seen in those roles. Also, I’m my own sassy best friend.
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I always aspired to be like Kat. She was spunky and no nonsense, yet with a hidden vulnerable side. It's worth nothing that she was turned off by Patrick's "Bad Boy" persona, but it was only once she'd discovered that he was a genuinely nice guy who's reputation was composed of rumours that she begins to fall for him.
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Does the fact that You’ve Got Mail is a remake of The Shop Around The Corner come into anything?
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As much as I liked romcoms, my only dislike is there a common theme of humbling the Mc (mostly women characters), which I always found annoying. Also red flag love interest
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1:00 Julia Roberts is truly one of a kind. Such an icon.
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I love the I don't give a fuck 1940s gals 😂
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I don't understand why everyone these days say that something it's not realistic in romantic movies. Uhm it's a movie it's a fairytale. I'm watching it to forget about reality and dream.
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I watched these romcoms in my teenage years, and nothing beats them. I still come back to rewatch them, and even though now I could see the not so romantic side of it, I found it very comforting like a hugs, like a fairy tales for adults ❤
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Nora Ephron, the genius that you are ❤
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I would love if the Take can do a deep dive into My Best Friend's Wedding. Rewatching it after 26 years made me realize that Michael was the real villain all along.
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I love "My best friend's wedding"
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Getting older is realizing that my Best friend wedding is Toxic- I used to love that movie - but whew watch it again and you are not rooting for Jules not at all.
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idc there are girls who are girls girls who drink beer, eat pizza & sports. I’m over the stigma that we hate those types. It’s annoying. Girls can like whatever tf they want.
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@thetake
3 months ago
For an analysis of a much darker romance-related trope, check out our recent video unpacking the Love Bomber Trope on screen: https://youtu.be/086XBiXqt1s
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