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fandomhigh2022-11-08 03:56 am
died8yearsago) wrote in fandomhigh2022-11-08 03:56 am
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It's Actually Not That Complicated; Tuesday, Second Period, 11/08.
"This week," Rosa started, "we're getting into the film that named this class. Written and directed by Meyers and produced along side Scott Rudin, it stars Meryl Streep as a bakery owner still messing around with her ex-husband Alec Baldwin until Steve Martin comes along. It released on Christmas day and did fairly well, becoming Meyers' third most highest-grossing project, with the expected reviews that praised the performances of the cast while pointing out that the plot was pretty average and predictable, and, like, yeah, it's a Nancy Meyers movie, you don't go there to have your mind blown, you show up to watch competent older women being relatable and getting laid in exquisitely designed set pieces. It's a formula, and it works. But this one also includes those old people getting high, too, which I feel is a nice refreshing addition to the formula.
"Anyway, it's got the typical beats you're probably starting to expect with these movies: our protagonist finds herself in a somewhat messy, less-than-desirable romantic situation, enter third party to offer a less flashy, but more softly satisfying alternative. Throw in some missteps and cross-communication hi-jinx and a flippant male realizing the depths of his feelings or the errs of his way, and, bam. You got your Meyers movie. Which is to say, on the surface, it may seem complicated, but, really, when you consider Meyers' works thus far, it's really not, which, I don't know...says...something?
"So, we'll watch the movie, and then we'll talk about its general Meyers-ness and why you think it works. Or doesn't, although you might need to be bringing out some big guns if you're going to argue that side of it.
"Anyway, it's got the typical beats you're probably starting to expect with these movies: our protagonist finds herself in a somewhat messy, less-than-desirable romantic situation, enter third party to offer a less flashy, but more softly satisfying alternative. Throw in some missteps and cross-communication hi-jinx and a flippant male realizing the depths of his feelings or the errs of his way, and, bam. You got your Meyers movie. Which is to say, on the surface, it may seem complicated, but, really, when you consider Meyers' works thus far, it's really not, which, I don't know...says...something?
"So, we'll watch the movie, and then we'll talk about its general Meyers-ness and why you think it works. Or doesn't, although you might need to be bringing out some big guns if you're going to argue that side of it.
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