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Usually two protagonists, a man and woman, fall in love. They part ways due to some obstacle or argument, then reunite years later only to fall in love all over again. It's a hybrid drama, commonly appealing more to the female audience than the male, unless a a romantic comedy and stoner comedy are combined like in 'Knocked Up'.


recent films and their ratings/profits.
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Trailer: The Devil Wears Prada.
The first shot we see is of a girl, presumably the main character. There is an establishing shot of a building, and from its structure we gather we're in New York City. The music is introduced right from the beginning, giving a lively beat to the trailer.
A diagetic voice over suggests who the character is that we see next. The voice introduces her as Miranda Priestly, as she gets out of the lift. This voice over is diagetic, and taken from within the script but added on top of the footage. We then see the actual conversation, which runs over the top of Miranda's introduction to Andy, the main character. The audience is led to believe that a conversation is happening, yet this has just been created during editing. Jump cut's between two conversations, created one altogether.
To show the power Miranda has, she is extensively ringing Andy throughout the trailer, giving extreme demands and even stops the music when she's talking. The bouncy beat is cut when Miranda is saying something important, suggesting she is the top dog in this film.
There is a small amount of speech in this trailer, which leaves the footage to tell the story more than people. The snapping of pictures connotes fashion, runways, catwalks, everything the film is about, really. The flash is also used to cut from one scene to another on odd occasions too.
The comedic element runs through the trailer, enticing its audience to watch the film. It also ends on a funny line, which is contrasted. She says that it's only drizzling, as thunder echoes around the hotel room as she's looking out over a beautiful setting.
Scene Count: 59.

Trailer: John Tucker Must Die. - SOPHIA BUSH!
Immediately the soundtrack kicks in with a popular number one song, which almost everybody has heard of, and knows. The high school setting is put in place as a cheerleader is the first thing we see. She's cheering at a basketball game, hinting that we are definitely watching high school kids.
The voice over is done by a girl, suggesting that she's the main character. This is suggested because most voice overs are done by a male voice, whom is not always in the movie. She states what the story is about, as the boy we assume to be called 'John Tucker' is on screen, showing off.
The song is called 'Dirty Little Secret' and is obviously used to show that he's keeping 3 girls secrets from each other, until they blow it and fight over him. The one girl, with the voice of reason, ends up starting their plan to break his heart, and hurt him immensely.
The music changes drastically as they find out the truth, it changes to a more intense, secretive song which reminds me, personally, of James Bond, or some spy movie. The speech in this movie has comedic value, as they tell the honest truth and their parents don't think it's wrong.
The music disappears, and everything is silent as the two girls are in the car together. They kiss, shocking the audience, and evidently the boy watching. The music kicks back in with another number one hit, fitting in with the girl on screen wearing little clothes as the song says about a 'hot' girlfriend. ew at the word hot :/.
They play dirty, yet he still manages to overcome everything they throw his way. The title of the film is then said, word by word, by each main female character. This film's audience, I personally think, is more feminine. Not only because typical romantic comedies are aimed at a female audience, but because of the main characters trying to get revenge on a boy. It's highly likely that most girls have felt some kind of heartbreak from a pathetic boy like John Tucker. The strength to the word 'die' also suggests that they hated being hurt, like most normal people, and will go to extremes to get revenge.

we can't go on like this anymore cause, at the end of the day, you wait for rain and i chase the storm.