Rom coms are back, and we couldn’t be more grateful.
But something changed over the last few years.
Romantic comedies have started making a well deserved comeback.
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And honestly, it couldnt have happened at a better time.
We need an escape from the chaos
The world is a lot right now.
And thats exactly what romantic comedies do, whether youre a hardcore fan or a closet genre addict.
For 90 minutes, they let us believe in happy endings, no matter how messy life gets.
It was an era where love stories were filled with witty banter and handwritten notes.
You know, before texting and social media made small gestures feel outdated.
With rom-coms making a comeback, were also getting the return of beloved tropes.
The classic enemies-to-lovers inAnyone But You, the fake dating setup (The Proposalwalked soThe Perfect Findcould run).
These arent just random cinematic choices.
They are emotional triggers that make us feel safe and comforted in a world that constantly changes.
It provided the kind of energy that made the classics we all love so addictive.
The dialogue was forced, the tension was nonexistent, and the magic was just missing.
But now were getting back the spark.
These movies work because they make us feel something.
But the demand never disappeared.
Hollywood just stopped delivering.
Then streaming services stepped up.
Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video realized that studios just didnt understand that people still love rom-coms.
So they gave the genre a home where it didnt have to compete with caped crusaders and massive explosions.
But these movies didnt just recycle the old tried and tested formulas.
Instead, each one reinvented the genre for a new generation of viewers.
