Isn't It Romantic
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3.6 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, Marissa Martinelli is joined by Slate culture intern Aja Hoggatt and Slate staff write Heather Schwedel to discuss Isn’t It Romantic. Was this movie even a parody? When did we first realize that that was not Chris Hemsworth? Is this going to be the new way of the rom-com? Listen to them discuss!
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.6 | I want to tell you my secret now. |
| 0:06.3 | I see dead people. |
| 0:09.4 | Silent green is evil. |
| 0:14.0 | I need my sister and my daughter. |
| 0:19.0 | Rosebud. |
| 0:27.9 | What's in the box? Hello and welcome to another Slate spoiler special. I'm Marissa Martinelli and today we're spoiling, isn't it romantic? A would-be spoof of romantic comedies starring Rebel |
| 0:34.8 | Wilson as a woman who finds her life suddenly transformed into exactly the kind of movie she usually hates. |
| 0:40.8 | Notice I said a would-be spoof because it's up for debate whether isn't it romantic is subverting its rom-com tropes or just celebrating them. |
| 0:48.7 | Here to help me puzzle that out, we have Slate staff writer Heather Schwedell. Hi, Heather. Hi, Marissa. And we have Slate Culture intern Asia Hoggett. |
| 0:56.8 | Hi, Asia. |
| 0:57.4 | Hi. |
| 0:58.7 | I want to start by asking both of you about your relationships with romantic comedies. |
| 1:04.0 | So last year, we saw in 2018 a kind of revival of the romantic comedy. |
| 1:09.4 | Netflix found its niche with all the boys've Loved before and set it up. |
| 1:13.4 | Everyone was talking about Love Simon as sort of the first gay teen rom-com from a major studio. |
| 1:19.0 | And, of course, there was crazy rich Asians. |
| 1:21.3 | Do you love them? |
| 1:22.3 | Do you hate them? |
| 1:23.1 | Do you love to hate them? |
| 1:24.5 | Asia, let's start with you, since I know you have strong feelings about this. |
| 1:27.1 | I absolutely love them. Asia, let's start with you since I know you have strong feelings about this. |
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