Genre Research: The Ugly Truth

 

What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?

Some elements in this movie that I plan to include in my film is the clash of personalities. I plan to establish both characters in the relationship as polar opposite individuals, just as in the movie. This will first inform the audience of the biggest obstacle in the whole film. The audience will better appreciate the fact that both characters were able to look past each other’s differences and even began to understand those differences and fall in love.

What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like?

The type of comedy presented in the movie highly appealed to me. Rather than slapstick humor, something you would see in a movie like the Three Stooges, an adult humor was displayed throughout. The humor was mature and allowed the film to target an older audience. This is an element I would like my film to have. My plan is to target and older audience, but not exclusive to the stereotypical female audience.

What elements of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you?

Romantic comedies have the element of obstacles. The couple goes through multiple obstacles that prove their love. In this movie there was another man and both characters chose to not share their feelings with each other despite them being mutual. This tends to occur in multiple romantic comedies. The audience is aware of the feelings between then two characters and this builds up a frustration. I did not particularly like the angst and frustrated feeling I got form watching the two fail at love. The goal is that, eventually when the two come together in an epic confession the audience feels a greater sense of satisfaction. I was a bit annoyed. It took a while for both to build up the courage to confess.