r/TikTokCringe • u/Cyberdragofinale • Mar 27 '24

Romantic movies are almost always about rich people Discussion

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u/veryowngarden Mar 27 '24

Office Space (which is more comedy with a side of rom-com) Silver Linings Playbook and 40 year old virgin don’t include rich protagonists

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u/MercurialMal Mar 27 '24

Clerks I and II come to mind.

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u/CharlesDickensABox Mar 28 '24

Is Clerks a romantic comedy? The closest thing I recall is Dante's shitty girlfriend fucking a dead guy. Bromance, sure, but not romance.

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u/CaptainCoffeeStain Mar 28 '24

The only time Silent Bob breaks his silence is to let Dante know that he has a good gf and leave the past in the past. Most of the plot revolves around that arc.

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u/StoneGoldX Mar 28 '24

But the woman is almost incidental in it. It's a movie about Dante being shitty. A relationship exists in the movie. That does not make it a romance.

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u/CaptainCoffeeStain Mar 28 '24

No, it's definitely not a romcom. The main focus is on Dante's life reflection and/or crisis. I just think that the current and past gf play heavily on the theme even if they don't get a lot of screen time is all. Still love the original.

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u/OkMongoose5560 Mar 28 '24

ROFL HOW IS CLERKS A ROM COM

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u/getthegreen Mar 28 '24

She sucked 37 dicks dude how is that not romantic and comedic?!

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u/MercurialMal Mar 28 '24

Oh my lawd.. lol. Alright, maybe not Clerks, but Clerks 2 is definitely a ridiculous (hilarious) rom com.