Movie News and Discussion

The original post: /r/movies by /u/PinkNoodleCat on 2024-12-25 07:47:09.

Recent examples include A Family Affair, The Idea of You, and Babygirl, to name a few.

I’m not against age gap relationships featuring older women, but I prefer watching romance movies in which the age gap of the characters isn’t a central plot point.

I feel like recently, every time I get excited about a new romantic film starring an actress I like, I discover that an age-gap relationship and power dynamic is a central to the plot.

I’ve seen some chatter online about how these movies are supposedly “giving older actresses a chance to get roles like that”, but if that were actually the case, then wouldn’t it make sense to diversify the older actresses being cast in these movies, rather than repeatedly cast the likes of Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, and other actresses with already-established reputations in the romcom / romantic film industry?