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- So romantic comedy is pretty open 2
a lot of fans 3
their own parameters 4
abstract way, 5
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what we might call mega genres. 7
genre 8
mega genre. 9
obviously have something to do 10
falling in love 11
resourceful and competent 12
out your best self or not 13
comedy has a wide range 14
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is almost always about our limitations as people
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and how we respond to the world 17
limitations. 18
are people in a certain set 19
circumstances who are looking 20
their life, 21
will typically have 22
partner 23
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what they need in life 25
their own. 26
the impediments that get 27
of those goals, 28
sort of the third act 29
working together 30
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with sort of scales is falling from their
eyes, 32
as a couple together 33
overcome the impediments. 34
quite a bit and a lot 35
changes in our own society 36
United States 37
familiar with 38
some of the expectations 39
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of how men behave, how women behave, 41
behave. 42
comedy in American film 43
is straight white people 44
who figure out 45
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That is perfectly
acceptable as a story type 47
a trap, 48
of its own impediments 49
overcome. 50
romantic comedy that's dealing 51
class difference 52
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or differences in sexuality and gender,
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that's a real opportunity. 55
those boundaries 56
the value 57
boundaries is really important 58
been already understood 59
generations. 60
comedy as comfort food, 61
fine with that, 62
of room for maybe getting 63
think your comfort zone is, 64
index of how the society 65
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in relationship to romantic coupling 67
has put into place. 68
it's a genre that's right 69
kinds of experimentation, 70
tones of romantic comedy. 71
extremely dark. 72
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Comedy can be extremely mean and really vindictive.
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Comedy can be extremely buoyant. 75
addressing 76
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And with our question, 78
implicated 79
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So, romantic comedies are an opportunity, 81
are absolutely valuable.