“Notting Hill” A romantic comedy from the 90s, its influence on today

Influence on modern romantic comedies

Also worth noting is that this work depicts a couple in which the woman has a higher social status than the man. I feel that this framework is actually taking on important meaning in modern times.

For example, the Netflix movie `` Someday My Baby '' (2019), produced, written, and starring two popular American Asian comedians, focuses on the romance between an Asian couple, a celebrity woman and an ordinary man. ing. The structure of this film, which depicts the relationship between a famous chef played by Ali Wong, an American of Vietnamese and Chinese descent, and a struggling musician living at home, played by Randall Park, a Korean American, is similar to the blockbuster hit `` Crazy''. rich! '' (18), it can be said to be an Asian cast in the traditional and orthodox romantic comedy format.

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Iranian-American director Naanachika Khan, director of Someday My Baby, said: ``I wanted to combine the look of classic romantic comedies from the 80s and 90s, such as `` When Harry Met Sally... ,'' ` `Bridget Jones's Diary,'' and ``Notting Hill,'' with a modern story. Ta"

In the movie ``Someday My Baby'', the scene where Randall Park surprises Ali Wong from among the press and confesses his feelings to Ali Wong as she walks on the red carpet at the ceremony is clearly reminiscent of that scene from ``Notting Hill.'' It's probably based on the confession scene.

Or the romantic comedy ``Long Shot'' (2019), in which Charlize Theron plays the US Secretary of State and Seth Rogen plays an unemployed journalist, and ``Notting Hill'', which is set in the political world. It is said that In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of works in Hollywood that reverse fixed gender roles and stereotyped gender roles. Meanwhile, it is interesting that ``Notting Hill'' was in a sense ahead of its time in dealing with the romantic relationship between a socially successful, wealthy woman and a dull, slovenly man. Modern romantic comedies have probably been influenced by this work and are now being created in an attempt to further develop and innovate.

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Finally, Richard Curtis' latest screenplay is `` Yesterday ,'' which depicts a singer who suddenly becomes the only person who knows the Beatles' songs in a world where no one knows them. The film is scheduled to be released in Japan on October 11th (Friday).

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“Notting Hill” Blu-ray bonus footage NBC Universal Entertainment Japan

Text: Takuya Tsunekawa

He has written interviews and reviews for magazines such as iD Japan, Kinema Junpo, and Nobody. He also contributed a column to ``Some Freaks,'' a screening event that features movies about misfits. Co-authored “The Great Anatomy of Netflix” (DU BOOKS).

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