LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 221
Ah, the romantic comedy. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy has anger management issues and turns into Darth Vader …
So, maybe the Star Wars franchise isn’t really a romcom. Not in the classic sense, anyway. But I’d argue that, on a day-to-day basis, romcoms influence us far more.
Many of us learn a lot about romance and relationships from the movies we watch. How many of us have looked at a movie to understand what it means to be suave or coquettish? How many of us have watched an on-screen story and kinda-sorta fallen for a character we see? Our need for a lightsaber is (unfortunately) limited. But our need to have a quick head-turning quip at the ready? Yep, that’s an important life skill—at least according to the movies we see.
How do romcoms influence us? And how can that influence be healthy or hurtful? Listen in to our panel of experts—Emily Tsiao, Jonathan McKee and Lisa Anderson from Focus on the Family’s The Boundless Show—as Adam Holz leads them in a rollicking discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the romantic comedy.
And then in our second segment, Adam and I will talk about why you’re not just seeing new movies landing on the Plugged In site these days: You’re seeing older movies, too—movies that predate Plugged In’s very existence. So why is everything from The Godfather and Disney’s 1967 version of The Jungle Book sidling next to The Beekeeper and Madame Web? We’ll let you know.
And while we’re on the subject of love, we’d love it if you joined our conversation. What’s your favorite romcom? What’s your favorite classic film? Might they be one and the same? Tell us below in the comments section. Talk to us on Facebook and Instagram. Send us an email at [email protected] Or leave us a voicemail on our homepage.
And next week, be sure to check out The Plugged In Show, when we’ll talk a little bit more about our Plugged In Movie Awards—and why we didn’t nominate a few notable films. It promises to be a fun conversation.
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