How do you define a romantic comedy? Beginning with genre deities Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, the label “romantic comedy” has almost always been applied to happily-ever-after tales. This sounds like a romantic comedy! To me, the romantic coupling is so grim and the conclusion so chilling that it seems like a violation to call it a romantic comedy and thereby set up optimistic viewers to be blindsided. It’s interesting that, as you point out, the whole traditional romantic comedy plays out in the first scene and montage.

Source: Huffington Post December 20, 2018 18:11 UTC