Gay romantic comedy bros
Screenwriter Billy Eichner knew from the beginning that he wanted to make a film about modern, urban gay male life that felt adult, authentic and relatable. “I wanted a movie that showed in a very funny, but realistic, way what happens when two adult male lover men who both parade themselves on not needing a relationship fall in love for the first time. Men in general, and especially gay men, pride themselves on organism strong and self-reliant. And in terms of the LGBTQ+ world, we’ve all had to be really strong on the outside. We want to be tough, and we don’t want to need anyone else. So, what happens when two men enjoy that fall for each other?”
The romantic comedy is almost as old as movies themselves and includes everything from vintage classics such as ’s It Happened One Night and ’s His Girl Friday to modern ones such as When Harry Met Sally, Annie Hall and Moonstruck. But in almost a century of movies, and for all those hundreds of cinematic stories, no major film studio had ever released a romantic comedy about two gay men.
Billy Eichner didn’t think they ever woul
'Bros' proves rom-coms aren't just for direct people
The comedy, directed by Nicholas Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow, is an impertinent look at lgbtq+ culture, but it struggles to discover its plot beyond the gags.
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LE MONDE'S OPINION – SEE IT
In the early s, producer and director Judd Apatow left his mark on American comedy. The "Apatow touch" was distinguishable at first glance: a certain way of mapping the wanderings of a White, straight, supremely ordinary teenager or adult male in no hurry to grow up. On the production side, Superbad (Gregg Motola, ) and the Freaks and Geeks series (Paul Feig, ) are among his notable feats. On the directing side, The Year-Old Virgin () and Knocked Up () are marvelous portraits of men shockingly discovering married life.
The films Mr. Apatow produces as good as those he directs closely followed their protagonist's individuality confusion as transform egos of their creators. Those were the good years: His creative output was inspired and not restricted by the demands of a woke customs which, little b
owen is a filmaholic
Romantic comedies, you either love them or you cannot stand them. I would say I have a soft spot for them. There is something comforting about watching a heterosexual love story unfold from cheesy meet-cutes to dating website montages to a one-sided breakup to grand gestures and joyful endings. It&#;s formulaic and guarded and I love watching one on occasion. Nowadays we&#;re getting more queer representation in the movies and queer rom-coms are starting to become a thing. Two years ago, there was that cute holiday movie &#;Happiest Season&#; but it wasn&#;t a global theatrical release, unfortunately. Now, however, Billy Eichner of &#;Billy on the Street&#; fame is aiming to sell one of the first gay romantic comedies with an all-queer cast and openly gay characters with &#;Bros&#;. It&#;s the movie with the poster with two guys grabbing each other&#;s asses and the one that unfortunately flopped at the box-office. According to Eichner, this is what gay people wanted to see in theatres but &#;Barbarian&#;s box-office numbers would say otherwise. It was quite an in
Bros Being Bros: The Resurrection of the Rom-Com
Right off the top, there is a blurb going around in the marketing campaign for Bros that lays out the fact that this is the first gay romantic comedy to get a wide theatrical release by a major studio as well as the first starring an entirely LGBTQ cast. (the director, Nicholas Stoller as far as I’m conscious is cismale, straight.) The film, if nothing else, is a pride banner of inclusivity. That creature said, it’s easy for a movie with such precedence to not seek that hard, to be devoid of worthwhile content. Things like a pleasant script, believable characters played by competent actors, and something along the lines of a quality word get sacrificed in the name of progress, let’s say.
That’s not the case here though. For one, Judd Apatow is attached as an executive producer, and, like him or not, he’s careful about the kind of comedy he attaches his label to. Additionally, his specify is nowhere to be found on the film posters. Has he aged out of this movie’s expected demographic? If not, you’re expecting a raunchy, mildly offens