Top 20 Rom-Com Characters Who Are Terrible Role Models
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Date: 2023-11-21
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Mikura
1. Come on, as questionable as Lucys actions were during While You Were Sleeping, at least she TRIED to tell them the truth several times but kept getting interrupted!
2. Was expecting Margaret from The Proposal in here since she did forced (or blackmailed) her assistant Andrew to marry her so she wouldnt get deported.
3. Is Pitch Perfect a romcom? Also, I had major beef with the 3rd movie for getting rid of the guys and being too ridiculous for me to enjoy.
4. I know both leads of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days are really questionable and they definitely deserve each other thanks to their actions but man, I still really like the movie because of how ridiculous it is.
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1. Come on, as questionable as Lucys actions were during While You Were Sleeping, at least she TRIED to tell them the truth several times but kept getting interrupted!
2. Was expecting Margaret from The Proposal in here since she did forced (or blackmailed) her assistant Andrew to marry her so she wouldnt get deported.
3. Is Pitch Perfect a romcom? Also, I had major beef with the 3rd movie for getting rid of the guys and being too ridiculous for me to enjoy.
4. I know both leads of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days are really questionable and they definitely deserve each other thanks to their actions but man, I still really like the movie because of how ridiculous it is.
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Kelley
Funny how I've never seen a movie or TV character named Rachel that I have found remotely tolerable.
Regarding Bridget Jones: yes, characters are supposed to be flawed, but when flaws are ALL THE CHARACTER HAS -- when she's like, 100% flaws, without a single strength beyond cute and quirky -- there's a problem. Unfortunately, too many writers go to extremes with their female characters, making them superwomen with no observable flaws or screw-ups with no observable virtues. Neither extreme offers us a believable, well-written character.
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Funny how I've never seen a movie or TV character named Rachel that I have found remotely tolerable.
Regarding Bridget Jones: yes, characters are supposed to be flawed, but when flaws are ALL THE CHARACTER HAS -- when she's like, 100% flaws, without a single strength beyond cute and quirky -- there's a problem. Unfortunately, too many writers go to extremes with their female characters, making them superwomen with no observable flaws or screw-ups with no observable virtues. Neither extreme offers us a believable, well-written character.
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Puzzle
Beca's problem is that she's too impatient. She thinks she knows everything and refuses to go to classes to learn what she needs to learn to GET that record label job in LA she really wants. She wants it all now now now now now and the movie gives it to her because she's the heroine. Also the way she kept rejecting Jesse when all he wanted to do was help her is reminiscent of a guy asking a girl how to get to the library and she immediately responds with OMG I HAVE A BOYFRIEND! he deserved way better than her.
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Beca's problem is that she's too impatient. She thinks she knows everything and refuses to go to classes to learn what she needs to learn to GET that record label job in LA she really wants. She wants it all now now now now now and the movie gives it to her because she's the heroine. Also the way she kept rejecting Jesse when all he wanted to do was help her is reminiscent of a guy asking a girl how to get to the library and she immediately responds with OMG I HAVE A BOYFRIEND! he deserved way better than her.
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Josef
Pretty much all rom com characters are terrible role models. I like when the actors playing them agree that the character is a creepy jerk. That is more interesting than the movie. Joseph Gordon-Leavitt telling the audience to watch the movie again and see how selfish Tom Hansen is was even better than the movie, which was also very good. The best romances are the ones where both of the lovers are terrible and they deserve each other as each other's bad karma, like Ross and Rachel on Friends.
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Pretty much all rom com characters are terrible role models. I like when the actors playing them agree that the character is a creepy jerk. That is more interesting than the movie. Joseph Gordon-Leavitt telling the audience to watch the movie again and see how selfish Tom Hansen is was even better than the movie, which was also very good. The best romances are the ones where both of the lovers are terrible and they deserve each other as each other's bad karma, like Ross and Rachel on Friends.
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fanjoy
I don't agree with Rachel. Darcy was 10 times worse. She knew, if Rachel was talking so much about him that Rachel had a thing for Dex. She inserted herself into their friendship before things could come to fruition and she messed that up. No one deserves bad things to happen to them but Darcy deserved her comeuppance. Granted Rachel had her faults but she was just too silent about her feelings. She should have told Darcy to back off in the beginning.
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I don't agree with Rachel. Darcy was 10 times worse. She knew, if Rachel was talking so much about him that Rachel had a thing for Dex. She inserted herself into their friendship before things could come to fruition and she messed that up. No one deserves bad things to happen to them but Darcy deserved her comeuppance. Granted Rachel had her faults but she was just too silent about her feelings. She should have told Darcy to back off in the beginning.
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Good
Congratulations Sierra Burgess! You win the top 20 list! Here are some more rom-com characters who are terrible role models.
Amanda Chase - Anything Else
Chris Brander - Just Friends
Holden McNeal - Chasing Amy
George Webber - 10
Nicole Maris and Chase Hammond - Drive Me Crazy
Marisa Ventura - Maid in Manhattan
Ted Stroehmann - Theres Something About Mary
Catcher Block - Down With Love
Ben - Fever Pitch
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Congratulations Sierra Burgess! You win the top 20 list! Here are some more rom-com characters who are terrible role models.
Amanda Chase - Anything Else
Chris Brander - Just Friends
Holden McNeal - Chasing Amy
George Webber - 10
Nicole Maris and Chase Hammond - Drive Me Crazy
Marisa Ventura - Maid in Manhattan
Ted Stroehmann - Theres Something About Mary
Catcher Block - Down With Love
Ben - Fever Pitch
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Frankenviews
The most common and traditional iconic comedic character is The Clown. Extremely flawed to a ridiculous fault, they are designed to be laughed at, not looked up to. The Comedian, on the other hand, is the supposedly enlightened someone who points the audience to who or what should be laughed at. But then again men and women both can't help but falling for Bad Boys and Bad Girls.
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The most common and traditional iconic comedic character is The Clown. Extremely flawed to a ridiculous fault, they are designed to be laughed at, not looked up to. The Comedian, on the other hand, is the supposedly enlightened someone who points the audience to who or what should be laughed at. But then again men and women both can't help but falling for Bad Boys and Bad Girls.
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Rhon
In 500 Days of Summer, she is also guilty of sending mixed messages. She says she doesnt want a relationship, but shows up naked in his bed unexpectedly, calls him asking him to hang out and go places with her, the whole play house at IKEA. Then she suddenly marries another guy and invites him, with him not knowing its her wedding! Id say shes worse to be honest.
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In 500 Days of Summer, she is also guilty of sending mixed messages. She says she doesnt want a relationship, but shows up naked in his bed unexpectedly, calls him asking him to hang out and go places with her, the whole play house at IKEA. Then she suddenly marries another guy and invites him, with him not knowing its her wedding! Id say shes worse to be honest.
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Ken
Holly Golightly is actually a married woman who has run away from her hillbilly husband, played by Buddy Ebsen, and is confronted by him near the conclusion of the film and refuses to return to him because she is in love with her newfound writer, played by George Peppard. She is essentially flighty and amoral and completely unreliable. KDM
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Holly Golightly is actually a married woman who has run away from her hillbilly husband, played by Buddy Ebsen, and is confronted by him near the conclusion of the film and refuses to return to him because she is in love with her newfound writer, played by George Peppard. She is essentially flighty and amoral and completely unreliable. KDM
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Adam
Im going to be honest, as Im now 30, I can relate to not liking Movies like Becca in Pitch Perfect. Like I do like them, but I honestly have no patience for them as with movies being almost 3 hours most the time now, I actually get quite bored of them. But I still do watch them. I can just relate to her, oddly.
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Im going to be honest, as Im now 30, I can relate to not liking Movies like Becca in Pitch Perfect. Like I do like them, but I honestly have no patience for them as with movies being almost 3 hours most the time now, I actually get quite bored of them. But I still do watch them. I can just relate to her, oddly.
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Lost
Your #1 is a fantastic choice! I think there are two missing here, that are unforgettable haunting videos. Kesha's Praying and Something About You by Elderbrook & Rudimentary (the video tackles men's mental health and addiction in such a powerful way) Great video, you should do a sequel piece!
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Your #1 is a fantastic choice! I think there are two missing here, that are unforgettable haunting videos. Kesha's Praying and Something About You by Elderbrook & Rudimentary (the video tackles men's mental health and addiction in such a powerful way) Great video, you should do a sequel piece!
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natalier1821
Darcy was a self centered, narcissistic B. She knew rachel liked Dex and constantly threw it in rachels face. Always made everything, even rachels bday, about her. Yes, it was terrible on rachel to sleep with dex but between the two, darcy is 100% the worst of the two.
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Darcy was a self centered, narcissistic B. She knew rachel liked Dex and constantly threw it in rachels face. Always made everything, even rachels bday, about her. Yes, it was terrible on rachel to sleep with dex but between the two, darcy is 100% the worst of the two.
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Joy
While Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of my favorite movies, never have I ever thought of Holly as any kind if role model, and neither would she. That's really not what her story is about. It's about her trying to find herself & her place in the world, not trying to find a man.
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While Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of my favorite movies, never have I ever thought of Holly as any kind if role model, and neither would she. That's really not what her story is about. It's about her trying to find herself & her place in the world, not trying to find a man.
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Trina
While I won't strictly classify The Breakfast Club as a rom com, Bender's actions towards Claire are definitely inappropriate, and she understandably disliked him, only to inexplicably kiss him towards the end. I hope that she eventually broke things off, for her own sake.
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While I won't strictly classify The Breakfast Club as a rom com, Bender's actions towards Claire are definitely inappropriate, and she understandably disliked him, only to inexplicably kiss him towards the end. I hope that she eventually broke things off, for her own sake.
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Pembroke
I havent watched that JLo one, but like did he actually cheat with her, or did they meet and were friends and she likes him? I guess Ill have to check it out. But like. Rom com couples are garbage in general, so I feel like nearly any film could be on this list.
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I havent watched that JLo one, but like did he actually cheat with her, or did they meet and were friends and she likes him? I guess Ill have to check it out. But like. Rom com couples are garbage in general, so I feel like nearly any film could be on this list.
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Stamatina
You forget that in Grease Danny did try changing, earned a letterman sweater and was wearing it in front of everyone to show what he would do to win Sandy back. So the intro to You're The One That I Want, she was a greasers goddess and he was a Jock.
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You forget that in Grease Danny did try changing, earned a letterman sweater and was wearing it in front of everyone to show what he would do to win Sandy back. So the intro to You're The One That I Want, she was a greasers goddess and he was a Jock.
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Carol
I've said it before and I'll say it again: At their worst, rom-coms are filled with horrible people doing horrible things to each other for all the wrong reasons. Ironically, it was rom-coms like these that made me skeptical about romance.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: At their worst, rom-coms are filled with horrible people doing horrible things to each other for all the wrong reasons. Ironically, it was rom-coms like these that made me skeptical about romance.
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Heather
I don't even remember the character's names but 40 days and 40 nights took a dark turn when the Male lead gets raped and the movie expects the audience to find it just a quirky plot twist. I was mad at the movie, not his love interest.
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I don't even remember the character's names but 40 days and 40 nights took a dark turn when the Male lead gets raped and the movie expects the audience to find it just a quirky plot twist. I was mad at the movie, not his love interest.
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Sara
My thing about Something Borrowed is the fact that Darcy KNEW her best friend liked him and still went for him anyways. And if Dex liked Rachel then why would he agree to date Darcy. Rachel got the short end of the stick in the start.
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My thing about Something Borrowed is the fact that Darcy KNEW her best friend liked him and still went for him anyways. And if Dex liked Rachel then why would he agree to date Darcy. Rachel got the short end of the stick in the start.
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Casckett
You missed Richard Gere on Pretty Woman. I know it's a classic and that we shouldn't judge a movie from the past with today's point of view, but that movie has so much wrong. Pretty Woman has red flag alerts everywhere.
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You missed Richard Gere on Pretty Woman. I know it's a classic and that we shouldn't judge a movie from the past with today's point of view, but that movie has so much wrong. Pretty Woman has red flag alerts everywhere.
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106andie
I remember the last time I watched Sleepless In Seattle a year ago and realizing just how creepy Annie was, she Only got away with it because she looks like Meg Ryan and Sam fell in love with her at first sight.
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I remember the last time I watched Sleepless In Seattle a year ago and realizing just how creepy Annie was, she Only got away with it because she looks like Meg Ryan and Sam fell in love with her at first sight.
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Trina
Ben and Andie honestly deserved each other. They both got hypocritically angry at the other for starting the relationship under false pretenses, only to decide that they're meant to be together after all.
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Ben and Andie honestly deserved each other. They both got hypocritically angry at the other for starting the relationship under false pretenses, only to decide that they're meant to be together after all.
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EQQ
Robert Downey Jr and Marissa Tomei in Only You
She jilted Dwayne just so she can find a guy who she only heard about as a kid while he is an identity thief
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Robert Downey Jr and Marissa Tomei in Only You
She jilted Dwayne just so she can find a guy who she only heard about as a kid while he is an identity thief
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The
Question. Why isnt Phoebe narrating? This is usually her bread and butter. Worst this, worst that, problematic this, problematic that. You know
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Question. Why isnt Phoebe narrating? This is usually her bread and butter. Worst this, worst that, problematic this, problematic that. You know
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Mary
In wedding planner, Steve is definitely the culprit. Mary is just trying to get her coin. And she actively pushes him away. He pursues her.
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In wedding planner, Steve is definitely the culprit. Mary is just trying to get her coin. And she actively pushes him away. He pursues her.
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Nick
Top 10/20 child characters in Rom Coms (excluding those that are IN romances themselves. Chloe Moretz and Wesley Kimmel are good examples.
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Top 10/20 child characters in Rom Coms (excluding those that are IN romances themselves. Chloe Moretz and Wesley Kimmel are good examples.
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Lunawolf
Bridget jones diary Mr lancer quote from my all time favorite show and part of my world Danny phantom this quote is hilarious
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Bridget jones diary Mr lancer quote from my all time favorite show and part of my world Danny phantom this quote is hilarious
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Lema
To be fair: The plot of movies like How to loose a guy in 10 days needs to have non-role-models otherwise the movie wouldnt work
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To be fair: The plot of movies like How to loose a guy in 10 days needs to have non-role-models otherwise the movie wouldnt work
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Emilie
I wanted to pop in on your most recent video to ask if you could do a Top 10 Chandler Bing Moments in honor of Matthew Perry
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I wanted to pop in on your most recent video to ask if you could do a Top 10 Chandler Bing Moments in honor of Matthew Perry
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Lisa
Jenna Rink
She wrecked her best friends marriage so she can have him for herself after she friendzoned him for 17 years.
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Jenna Rink
She wrecked her best friends marriage so she can have him for herself after she friendzoned him for 17 years.
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