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Originally Posted by urgeok2
A buddy of mine recently refered to The Breakup as a 'chick flick'
I was taken aback .. to me it was a well done comedy with some insightful things to say about relationships. I couldnt see where a guy would enjoy this movie any less than a gal.
Then i started to think - what would i consider a chick flick ...
I know 'romantic comedies' get called chick flicks ... but i dont get that either .. i find they're comedies - either well done or poorly done.
So does the measure of how well it's done elevate it from the status of 'chick flick' ? isn't that negatively sexist ?
After contemplating this - in the shower this morning ...where i do all my best thinking - i came to the conclusion that the only thing i would consider a chick-flick - is a poorly made drama .. where boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy loses arm in a tractor accident, girl cares for boy, and little Joey gets stuck in a well after a battle with an incurable liver disease.
that being said - i would only consider this a chick-flick to s specific few chicks .. sad, lonely, none-too-bright.
Certainly none of the 'chicks' i know - but they must be out there.
so does that make sense to anyone else or do most of you knuckle dragging beetle browed football eating neadrathals just consider anything without a body count (as a result of extreme violence) a chick-flick ?
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I honestly find myself doing the same thing. Honestly, if it's mushy and
sucks, I pretty much consider it a chick flick. If it's well-written, acted, clever, etc., then I'll throw it in an appropriate genre.
But I agree - I honestly find the phrase "chick flick" to be incredibly offensive and condescending to women film-goers in general. Not going to lie, though - I've caught myself perpetuating this linguistic offense on a number of occasions.
I now broadly refer to these films generally as
derivative, insipid, manipulative, pandering and whatever other patronizing vernacular comes to mind.
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And for the record, ads for
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II just make me...
angry.