Research into similar films: I Love You Beth Cooper

Research into Similar Films

I Love You Beth Cooper

 Hayden Panettiere stars as Beth Cooper, a high-school cheerleader who's plagued with romantic advances from the valedictorian of her class in the teen comedy I Love You Beth Cooper. Chris Columbus produces and directs the Fox Atomic production.

This film is rated 15 by BBFC, due to crude sexual content, underage drinking, drug references and slight violence which is not suitable for a younger audience.

The genre of the film is classed as comedy. this differs slightly from our film idea but both our film idea and this film share similar underlying themes, such as the storyline of one boy falling in love with a girl, but the girl does not love him back; which is the general basis of our film idea.

Reviews for this film have a general consensus of it being extremely average, but they do seem to agree that it conveys, with a comedic twist, how it can be for the girl you like not to feel the same way.

A range of films deal with this using comedy, and our film is presented with the opportunity to render itself to comedy. Our film idea would fit well as a romantic comedy due to the character's situation being rather funny.

An example of a review for this film.

Romance Genre

ROMANCE GENRE

Romance in film is a genre in which the plot revolves around the love between two protagonists. This genre typically has a theme that explores an issue within love, such as: love at first sight, ‘forbidden’ love, ‘sacrificial’ love and love ‘triangles’. The tone and intent of Romance film can vary significantly. Whether the end is happy or tragic, Romance films aim to induce emotions in the audience.

Examples:

Slumdog Millionaire – “Knowing the girl he loves is a fan of the show, an uneducated boy becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire to win her over.”

The Notebook – “An old man who visits an elderly invalid woman, reads a love story to her that centres around two lovers torn apart by life events.”

Love Actually – “A look at eight very different love stories that are loosely intertwined in England during the Christmas season.”

ROMANCE SUB-GENRES

Romantic Drama

 

These explore the complex side of love. The plot usually centres on an obstacle that is stopping love between two people. The obstacles can, for example, be from a family's disapproval or someone’s own psychological limitations. Many Romantic Dramas end with the lovers separating because of the obstacle, the realisation of incompatibility, or because of ‘fate’. 

Examples: Titanic, Breakfast at Tiffany's, One Day.

 

 

This attempts to catch the viewer’s heart using a combination of love and humour. It is light-hearted and usually places the two protagonists in humorous situations. Romantic Comedy film revolves around a romantic ideal, such as ‘true love’. In the end the ideal triumphs over the situation or obstacle.

Examples: Bridesmaids, When Harry Met Sally, Knocked Up. 

Character Profile- Emily

COMPLICATED LOVE: CHARACTER PROFILE

"EMILY"

Emily is a sarcastic and cynical 17 year-old girl, who appears as quiet and reserved but is in fact very talkative once getting to know her. She has one older sister and two younger sisters. She is always involved in her music, listening to a lot of 90s, Britpop and much of the Indie scene. Her favourite has always been – and always will be – Oasis. Anyone who is a big fan of Oasis Emily will get along with. Typically she can be found walking her dog – Coco, a Jack Russell Terrier – in the evenings with her earphones in.

Studying A-levels at college and completing her second and final year, she hopes to attend University and further her studies in Psychology in order to become an accredited Psychotherapist. Emily has always wanted to find a way in which she can help others – particularly those who may be vulnerable – and will talk to anyone about anything; some may say she is easy to get along with.