Here’s an interesting read from Vulture for romance lovers about the trend of May/December rom coms in 2024 where the woman is the older person in the relationship. It was impossible to ignore the similarities between THE IDEA OF YOU and FAMILY AFFAIR, this summer. Both featured a mom whose life is reinvigorated when she falls for a gorgeous, famous younger man. I preferred THE IDEA OF YOU as it felt more fully realized by focusing on Anne Hathaway’s character whereas with FAMILY AFFAIR Joey King’s character’s angst about her mother (played by Nicole Kidman) dating her egotistical actor stud boss (Zac Ephron) felt more like the point (though I enjoyed both movies). The article examines whether these movies are supremely feminist for allowing older female characters to take center stage or whether they are actually anti-feminist in their assumption that it’s still taboo in 2024 for an older woman to date a younger man at all. Interesting thought! Seems actually like a little of both.
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