Love and Laughs

The Romantic Comedy has a strong appeal.  We LOVE watching a (usually completely unrealistic) love story play out--even though we can predict much of the action from the first scene.  The ending will (usually) be completely happy and satisfying, no tension, no frustration.  The tropes that a Rom Com is based on are like blocks that could let anyone build his own.  Pay attention to them and you can both laugh at and enjoy the movie even more.  For your Romantic Comedy assignment you will write an analysis of how one of the films we've watched uses the tropes.  You'll LOVE it.