A romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists. Common themes include the characters making decisions based on a newly-found romantic attraction.
The most successful romantic film is the 1997 blockbuster, Titanic which made over $600 million and $1.8 billion, worldwide.
The term Chick flick is often associated with romance films as many are targeted to a female audience.
Here is an analysis of the film 50 1st dates which is a film based on ROMANCE
50 FIRST DATES (ROMANCE)
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Bridget Jone's diary
Bridget Jone's diary is another typical romance film,in the opening few scenes it is clear to see the protagonist as she tells the audience her own story like a diary, refering back to the main target audience for romance films (women) the portagonist in this film is a woman one of which the audience can relate to.
Clues of the narrative start to become apparent when she reaches the party badly dressed and her mother tells her she has to change, we can see that the protagonist has a low self esteem and this effects how other people react to her. This statment is proven when she confronts the man that she is being set up with, he instantly becomes alienated from her because of the way she is dressed and how she carries herself, you could even say this is the reason why she is still single and alone.
The charecters used in this film in particular I feel are the typical types of charecters used in romance films, and mother and daughter and a mothers friend and son with both mothers trying to get their children to date, with the children feeling reluctant to do so, having these types of charecters help the genre of the film apparent and it reaches my expectations of a typical love story as the protagonist is a single women looking for love.
The Notebook
The Notebook is a successfull romance film realeased in 2004, the opening however is very different to most romance openings. Rather than meeting the protagonsits straight away we meet other charecters in an old people's home who eventually go on to tell the love story. The opening titles show the camera panning over a typical romantic location, a river during its sunrise/set. However it does not make the movie apparent that it is about love although the music is very gentle and mellow it just gives the audeince a feeling of serenity and calmness.
It is only when the old man starts to read the story that we become aware of a guy called Noah who sees a girl he finds attrative. Narrative clue then start to show as we know Noah is trying to win this girls heart and the film will most likely be about how he does so.
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