Extended Research - Characters

Because we have chosen to do a romance genre, we decided to do more research on what goes into romance films. 

Characters

In romance films, there are stereotypical characters such as:

• Protagonists - Tend to be a male and a female character that have some sort of emotional bond. Romance trailers normally show both of these protagonists in them and they normally start with showing either them meeting or show one of them in their everyday lives. For example the trailer for "Dear John", which was released in 2010, shows the main male protagonist, John (played by Channing Tatum), surf boarding and then shows how he met the female protagonist Savannah (played by Amanda Seyfried). By doing this, it enables the audience to automatically recognize who the movie is about and why they are important in the film.
• The Best Friend - both of the main characters normally always have a best friend who knows about what the characters are going through. Through the film they would normally play the "therapist role" in the film. For example in "The Fault in Our Stars" both main characters have the same best friend who they both are able to confide in a some point in the film called Isaac. 
• The Family - family members are always involved in the main characters love life. They normally play the funny and embarrassing role within the film. In today's society teenage romance films aren't as serious as the olden time ones such as Romeo and Juliet where the parents are quite strict and over protective.