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Althoughrom - comsare all about romanticism with a touch of drollery , some of these movies took totally unexpected drab turns . read-only storage - coms bring together the respectable of two genres ( comedy and drama ) resulting in movies with a lighthearted step and the destination of showing that true honey can overtake anything , as cliché as it might end up being . Many rom - coms unremarkably lean more towards either comedy or dramatic play , offering some variety in a genre that has become predictable , and some have run beyond the limits of the genre and taken saturnine turns that the audience was n’t expecting .
These dreary move around in rom - coms are often part of the floor , and as such , they serve well a purpose , but there are others that were n’t necessary and have been realize as being there just for “ shock value ” . There are some cases where these glum moments disturb upon sensitive subjects that were n’t handled properly and were just added for gag or were brushed off powerful away . These dark moments go from tragical to heartbreaking and relatable to distressful and unnecessary , and some continue to be debated among read-only memory - com enthusiasts .
Although rom - coms often go for happy , heartwarming conclusion , many of these were actually quite dissentious and continue to be a subject of public debate .
10Tai Almost Dies in Clueless
Tai trusted the wrong people.
When Cher ( Alicia Silverstone ) took new lady friend Tai ( Brittany Murphy ) under her wing and throw her a makeover , she forget to learn her not to swear strangers . When Cher and Christian ( Justin Walker ) were walking around in the shopping mall , they saw Tai mouth to a chemical group of Guy and sitting on the balcony runway . Cher and Christian then heard Tai squall as the guys took her and hold her over the railing , which they then arrogate was just a jape . Tai was at real risk of being seriously injured or even dying if the bozo let go of her , but this near - death experience ended up boost Tai ’s popularity at shoal .
9Ben Hides His Girlfriend From His Wife in He’s Just Not That Into You
Ben’s story is very problematic.
Ben ’s ( Bradley Cooper ) tale inHe ’s Just Not That Into Youis about infidelity , as he ’s married to Janine ( Jennifer Connelly ) but starts seeing Anna ( Scarlett Johansson ) , a yoga instructor he fulfil at a supermarket . Ben confess his involvement to Janine , who wants to save their marriage . One day , Anna and Ben start having sexual practice in Ben ’s situation when Janine go far . Ben tells Anna to hide in the loo and , as Janine hopes to spice up their wedding , they have sex in his office . Anna is forced to hear , and once Janine leaves , she also leaves and lay an end to the affair . Although Anna love Ben was wed , she did n’t merit to be treat that way .
8The Brownie Scene in Notting Hill
A dinner with friends took a somber turn.
What starts as a playfulness even with Will ’s ( Hugh Grant ) friends to celebrate his sister ’s birthday takes a serious turn when they seek to decide who gets the last brownie . Max ( Tim McInnerny ) read he will take the last brownie as he ’s the “ sad act ” , which promptsthe rest to open up about their struggles and thus why they deserve the pixy . Bernie ( Hugh Bonneville ) says everyone is being advertize at work except him and nobody picture him , and then Will ’s sister Honey ( Emma Chambers ) is revealed to only make 20 pound a week and starts pointing out her physical flaws . The conversation change by reversal more serious when Bella ( Gina McKee ) opens up about the struggles of having to use a wheelchair , and that she and Max wo n’t be able to have a baby .
Anna ( Julia Roberts ) also wants the pixie and reveals she has been on restrictive diet since she was 19 , was in a physically abusive relationship , was forced to get plastic surgery to achieve a specific look , and feared her career would terminate shortly due to her years . Although Max apace plow the humour around with a joke , the brownie scene produce unexpectedly non-white and personal too quickly .
7Karen Finds Out About Her Husband’s Affair in Love, Actually
Karen had to put on a happy face for her children.
One of the segment inLove , Actuallyfollows Karen ( Emma Thompson ) , whose married man , Harry ( Alan Rickman ) , is having an affair with his secretary . While Christmas shopping , Harry grease one’s palms a necklace with a gold heart for his secretary behind Karen ’s back , and before Christmas , she finds the necklace in his pelage pocket and assumes it ’s for her . On Christmas Eve , Karen opens a similarly shaped box and is scandalize to see it ’s a Joni Mitchell CD , and clear that Harry is having an affair . Karen then goes upstairs and yell in her bedroom , alone , while listening to the CD , before rejoining her family with a happy aspect . Karen ’s story is one that happens too often in the literal world , which makes the shot relatable and thus heartbreaking .
6Elle Gets An Inappropriate Offer In Legally Blonde
Luckily, Elle knew her value.
Elle Woods ( Reese Witherspoon ) work hard to get into Harvard Law School , shattering stereotype against woman and blondes in the process . Elle incur an internship with Professor Callahan ( Victor Garber ) , and while working on a high - profile causa , Callahan carry inappropriately towards Elle and strain to seduce her , which made Elle conceive she got the internship for the wrong reasons . Up to that degree , Callahan was seen as an ally to Elle and a wise man , and it was disgraceful and enrage to see that he did n’t respect Elle for her talent and tidings .
5Vivian Is Almost Assaulted In Pretty Woman
Vivian went through a scary incident with Edward’s friend.
As Vivian ( Julia Roberts ) and Edward ( Richard Gere ) spend more time together , their shackle becomes stronger and Vivian has a unmediated encroachment on Edward ’s perspective of many things , including his life history . When he makes a sudden shift key in his fellowship , his supporter and concern mate , Phillip ( Jason Alexander ) , is infuriated and go to his hotel to confront him , but only finds Vivian there .
Phillip blames Vivian for Edward ’s decisiveness and changing part and undertake to sexually assault her , but Edward get right on time to stop over him , plug him , and give the sack him . Despite its themes , Pretty Womanis a lighthearted movie , which name this scenery between Phillip and Vivian even more disturbing than it already is .
4The Implied Non-Consensual “Date” in Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles used “date rape” and got away with it.
Sixteen Candleswas controversialfor two thing : one character ( Gedde Watanabe ’s Long Duk Dong ) and a “ date rapine ” storyline that was quickly brush off . At a party at his house , Jake ( Michael Schoeffling ) tells Ted ( Anthony Michael Hall ) he has fall back interest group in his girlfriend , Caroline , and lets Ted take a drunken Caroline home in his father ’s railcar as she ’s “ so blitz she wo n’t recognize the difference” . While no sexual activeness is designate , it ’s implied that there was non - consensual activeness between Caroline and Tedas she wakes up next to him sure that something happened .
3The Ending of 50 First Dates
50 First Dates’ ending isn’t romantic.
After everything Henry ( Adam Sandler ) and Lucy ( Drew Barrymore ) go through in their one - of - a - sort kinship due to Lucy ’s amnesia,50 First Daysgives them a “ glad ” terminate that is not only quite divisive but also dark . The ending of50 First Datestakes a time jump and sees Lucy on a boat where she learns through a tape measure that she and Henry got wed and they now have a girl . It ’s an unexpected and even creepy turn that many viewers have mark as “ insensitive ” asit feels like Henry was taking vantage of Lucy and her term , and it ’s even worse when depend at it from Lucy ’s perspective .
2Gareth’s Sudden Death in Four Weddings and a Funeral
Garet’s death was a shock to the characters & viewers.
Although the claim ofFour Weddings and a Funeralalready divulge there will be a sad here and now , the hearing could have never been ready for who the funeral would be for . During Carrie ( Andie MacDowell ) and Hamish ’s wedding , Gareth ( Simon Callow ) , one of Charles ’ ( Hugh Grant ) closest friends and the schmaltzy partner of Matthew ( John Hannah ) , had a fateful spunk attack , and so the funeral was his . Gareth was have a cracking time at the wedding and he and Matthew were the only static twain in their group of friend , so it ’s not just the fact that he suddenly died , but also that Charles and the rest lost a capital Quaker and Matthew lost his other half .
1Erin’s Suicidal Thoughts In What Women Want
Nick’s gift helped him save a life.
Nick ( Mel Gibson ) has a special gift inWhat Women Wantthat allows him to listen to women ’s idea , which he use to his advantage – and in a sorry turn , he also uses it to salvage a youthful woman , Erin ( Judy Greer ) . Erin act upon at Nick ’s delegacy and was always ignored by him and her colleagues , and Nick constitute out that she was contemplating suicide . After hearing her think that no one would notice if she did n’t show up for work , Nick rushed to her house as she did n’t show up to oeuvre , and was able-bodied to stop her from carrying on with her program . As dingy and sad as Erin ’s plot line was , it was necessary to show that Nick ’s gift also carried a spate of responsibility .
