Oh, erm, hello! This is just a quick message to say that I will one day soon write an essay that will blow your mind and it will appear right here on this very blog.
This is more of a to-do note for myself, but I would rather like to explore the following idea:
A lecturer once said in a class that some guy (can't remember - this always happens to me when I try to tell stories. I suck)once said that in the end, all classical Hollywood films are a romance.
I think I've mentioned previously that this is something that is becoming evident in the emergence of films that are now being identified as 'the bromance' (I prefer Bromantic Comedy, or Brom-Com), but I do believe I've found a filmmaker whose work perfectly sums up the idea that all films are a romance.
I'm not talking about the emergence of films focusing on the relationship between two guys (but I will one day), I'm talking about the idea that each film in some way follows the generic conventions of the romance genre. And Edgar Wright's work represents the clearest evidence that this statement that every Hollywood film is a romance is correct.
Even on the surface, it's pretty obvious; Shaun of the Dead was promoted as a romantic zombie comedy (or rom-zom-com) about a guy fighting off zombies to show his girlfriend he's capable of following through on his promises and is willing to embrace change. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is about a slacker musician who defeats 7 evil exes in order to be with the girl of his dreams.
The two that are perfect examples of Wright's interest in the romance genre and may not be so obvious are the tv series Spaced and Hot Fuzz.
So that's what I want to talk about, and hopefully find out exactly who said the thing about all films being a romance, a bit of genre analysis and some research on the generic conventions of the romance genre. Then apply it all to Wright's work and proving why once again I win at being a film geek.
Catch ya on da flippidy.
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