While thinking of more and more ideas for my film, I believe it would be best to do some more research on the genre and genre characteristics that I may want to include in my opening or overall plot. In this post I plan on discussing certain aspects I like about the genres Coming of age and Romance, and how I can reflect this in my own movie.
A “coming of age” movie or story is one that shows one or more young characters that are facing some form of personal growth that would help them develop from childhood to adulthood. Coming of age films allow writers or filmmakers to tell a story about their own life as a child; thus, the target audience can appeal to both teenagers as well as adults feeling some childhood nostalgia, depending on the time period the story is set. Since “first-love” is a common theme in coming of age movies, it may be a smart idea to cross over between both this genre and romance.
A good example of this is the film “Call Me By Your Name” (2017).
This movie is a coming of age/romance that tells the story of a young 17-year-old boy, named Elio (played by Timothee Chalamet), and his father’s student intern, Oliver (played by Armie Hammer). “Call Me By Your Name” is a great movie that portrays the idea of two gay men during the summer of 1983 in Italy and their awakening of love and desire for one another.
Romance movies usually contain two different aspects: a central love story and a happy ending. This may sound cheesy but the romance genre strives to create a plot where individuals facing conflict are trying to fall in love and may be struggling to do so. During these films there is freedom for writers to introduce many subplots, though still keeping “romance” as the main focus. Along with the romance aspect, there should be a satisfying ending, whether the characters solve their issues or end up together. The great thing about this genre is that it can take place in any time period, for a variety of age groups, and having a different tone or style. Typically the target audience for romance films or novels are middle aged women, however some younger readers may be typically more interested in LGBT romances. A popular theme in romance movies are specific tropes like “enemies to lovers” or “forbidden love”, which gets the audience tied up into the story line.
“After” (2019) is another coming of age/romance film that tells a story of a guarded and reserved girl going off to college and meeting a boy, with a rebellious attitude, who changes her view on the world and teaches her how to love.
Though this movie is extremely cheesy, and maybe does not have the best plot, it still fits into the category of romance.
Going forward in my film brainstorming, I will be trying to fit the styles of these two genres and finding ways in which I can tell the story without overly dramatizing it.
https://www.liveabout.com/coming-of-age-movies-4690625
https://www.rwa.org/Online/Romance_Genre/About_Romance_Genre.aspx
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