Christmas Rom-Coms: Fun, Formulaic &... A Little Bit Toxic? | Love Actually & Beyond | Compilation

Christmas-themed rom-coms are one of our favorite parts of the holiday season, but after you watch enough of them you start to notice some odd trends... In this compilation, we're diving back into some of our takes on holiday romantic comedies! First, we're analyzing how films like Love Actually, The Holiday, The Merry Gentlemen, Hot Frosty and more provide a romantic, formulaic escapism that can be comforting and enjoyable to watch, but how these kinds of films can also work to uphold old-fashioned ideas and outdated stereotypes. Then we're unpacking how some modern holiday rom-coms are making great strides in breaking these old patterns! Finally, we're taking a closer look at one of the most iconic Christmas rom-coms of all time: Love, Actually. While it *seems* romantic on the surface, the film actually has a lot of really weird messages about love and relationships... #Movies #RomCom #RomanticComedy #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #Explained #Compilation CHAPTERS 00:00 Holiday rom-com problems 01:54 No single people allowed in rom-com land? 03:51 Women have to leave their careers for love 07:38 Who gets left out of the rom-coms 10:14 Holiday rom-coms are finally moving in the right direction! 12:48 Love Actually's worst love lessons... 19:50 Falling for your boss is romantic(?!) 23:11 Hide your feelings 27:39 Grand gestures = love Join our Patreon to unlock the members-only series “Total Take," vote on what we cover next, and more: https://www.patreon.com/thetake Read articles on film, TV and culture: https://www.the-take.com Follow our socials: https://linktr.ee/thisisthetake The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough