It seems important somehow. Looks like the only "rom-coms" that get made these days have to check off diversity points - like Love, Simon or Crazy Rich Asians. Seems strange.
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I can't remember the last time I went to the movies and actually saw a movie that I was excited to see.
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Probably has something to do with dying romance in general and the dating/hookup scene moving away from 'dinner and a movie' territory. Good question though.
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But romance novels are doing very well so it seems more like an issue of supply rather than demand
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Didnt know that about romance novels. I just assume no one reads at all anymore.
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I think “novels” appeal to a different demographic, rom coms are more popular, oriented at general audiences. And the attitudes and behaviors of those audiences have shifted away from the rom com ideal.
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I just don't agree. Crazy Rich Asians is a pretty traditional rom-com and it's done phenomenally well. There's a huge market for them but for some reason the movies aren't being made
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Maybe, part of it might be the actors involved in rom coms are getting old, not as many young Drew Barrymore types who you think of as “rom com” types, although that really shouldn’t be an issue for Hollywood to find attractive young women willing to star in rom coms.

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Right, one argument I read was that big female stars aren't willing to be typecast like Meg Ryan/Molly Ringwald etc- but it shouldn't be hard to find ones who are.
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Big actors increasingly think of themselves as artists who require "challenging" material and creative involvement. The heyday of genre films like rom-coms and musicals (30s-50s) occurred in a rigid studio system with the producer as king.
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