Movies Where The Two Main
Characters Hate Each Other and
then Fall In Love
AKA: Romantic Comedies
27 Dresses
“You’re cynical and cranky and impossible but
the truth is fighting with you is the best thing
that’s ever happened to me and I think there’s
a very good chance that I’ve fallen in love with
you.”
The Ugly Truth
Mike: Rule #3, men are very
visual. We have to change your
look.
Abby Richter: What's wrong with
my look?
Mike Chadway: Abby, you're a
very attractive woman, but
you're completely inaccessible.
You're all about comfort and
efficiency!
Abby Richter: What's wrong with
comfort and efficiency?
Mike Chadway: Well nothing,
except no one wants to f*&% it.
Leap Year
Anna: Do you wanna
talk about it?
Declan: Listen, Bob.
You're not in America
now, you're in
Ireland. So have a
drink and shut up.
What Happens in Vegas
Joy McNally: The grown-ups have
to go to work today... What are you
going to do all day?
Jack Fuller: I don't know yet
[shoves cereal in mouth]
Joy McNally: Hmph.
Jack Fuller: I'd rather do nothing
and be happy than do something I
know I don't love.
Joy McNally: Words to live by,
Yanni.
Perfect Example: He’s Just Not That
Into You
“Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you he likes
you. Never try to trim your own bangs and someday you will meet a
wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we
see, Every story we're told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist,
the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But
sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't
learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and
the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will
leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe... it's
you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing
yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending
is... just... moving on.”
How Does She End Up?
• This character’s name is Gigi. She has just been told that
Alex, the guy she likes does not like her back, and they got
into a huge fight.
• How does she end the movie? The two of them end up
dating.
• Why were they fighting? Because Gigi asked Alex out
instead of him asking her out. They got into an argument
over her daring to believe that Alex liked her back, even
though he had not yet asked her out.
This is CLEARLY still a common theme in movies,
especially romantic comedies.
• But, is it fair?
• People in real life very rarely fall in love with
people they once hated.
• In fact, psychologists have actually studied the
saying “opposites attract” and have come to
find that no, opposites do not attract at all.
• And who is begin asked to change in order to
make a relationship work? Who is usually the
one changed?
In REAL life:
• People in real life very rarely fall in love with
people they once hated.
• In fact, psychologists have actually studied the
saying “opposites attract” and have come to
find that no, opposites do not attract at all.