Film Review
How To Lose A Guy
In
10 Days
is a...
Romantic Comedy
about...
A ladies man named Benjamin Barry makes a bet that he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Annie Anderson writes a 'How To...' column in a popular magazine her next article has to be about 'How To Lose A Man In 10 Days'. The pair first meet in a bar and start they're 'projects' from there'.
Stereotypes Used:
Woman
Man
Pretty Lady
Middle of the movie
Everyone is happy,
and the characters are falling
in love.
Downfall of the relationship.
Secrets revealed.
The break up.
End of the film
everyone is happy
again, the couple
reunite in a dramatic
ending.
'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days' has all the typical conventions and stereotypes that a Romantic Comedy usually has.
Legally Blonde
is another...
Romantic Comedy
about...
A young sorority girl named Elle, who when dumped by her boyfriend follows him to Law School and try's to get him back by showing him she is clever. On her journey she learns that she might have what it takes to be a lawyer and finds new love on the way.
Stereotypes Used:
Pretty Lady
Dumb Blonde
Pink
Small dog
Enemies
An embarrassing experience empowers the character to make a change in her life and to start being taken seriously.
The main character gives up
but after a speech given by a friend
she made she decides to go back and
finish what she started!
The main character shows everyone
that she can do it, and falls in love.
'Legally Blonde' is another typical Rom-Com, with the stereotypes and functions as a lot of other Rom-Coms out there.