Why Every (Good) Romcom Is Secretly Cinderella, Explained

So many of the best romantic comedies share a surprising amount with Cinderella -- and they're not the things you might expect! Cinderella has, much like romcoms as a genre, long gotten a lot of unwarranted flack. But actually if we look a bit deeper, we see that so many of the best romcoms actually share a lot of qualities with Cinderella’s story. So what do all of these stories have in common? Let’s take a closer look! Films mentioned/shown in this video: Cinderella, When Harry Met Sally, Clueless, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, 10 Things I Hate About You, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Set It Up, Crazy Rich Asians, Palm Springs, Rye Lane, Fire Island, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman Join our Patreon to unlock the members-only series “Total Take," vote on what we cover next, and more:   / thetake   Read articles on film, TV and culture: https://www.the-take.com Follow our socials: https://linktr.ee/thisisthetake CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:22 Romance is important, but isn't her whole story 02:23 Why their relationships end up being so strong & powerful 03:18 Focus on her personal growth 05:57 It's not about physical changes 08:20 Catching unwarranted hate... 09:59 Standing the test of time The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough #Cinderella #Romcom #RomanticComedy #Explained #Movies #TheTake