[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Who am I and why am I talking about this?” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
I’m Lucy and I’m a Film Studies and English: Writing major at Winona State University. This semester, I’ll be releasing content for my series “Helpful or Harmful? The Depiction of LGBTQIA+ People in Contemporary Film”. I will be critiquing the depiction of the LGBTQIA+ community in movies today as a member of the community myself. I hope you’ll stick around! I’ll be releasing new content every Friday alternating between written and video film reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_heading title=”Synopsis” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Anyone but You (directed by Will Gluck) follows two main characters, Bea (Sydney Sweeny) and Ben (Glen Powell). The movie begins showcasing their meet cute at a coffee shop and the magical date that followed. After a misunderstanding that resulted in the two of them cutting ties, they\u2019re pushed back together by circumstance. Bea\u2019s sister is marrying one of Ben\u2019s close friends. Staying in the same house for the destination wedding, Bea and Ben, who are very bitter towards one another due to their miscommunication, are forced to co-exist. After a series of mishaps, the two decide to pretend they\u2019re dating to get their friends and family off their backs. I think that Anyone but You is the modern day, swoony rom-com that audiences have been waiting for and here\u2019s why.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/anyone-but-you-trailer-101923-4-59b91fc99195465e85b8c543244db3dc-3.jpg” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_heading title=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n I had low expectations for Anyone but You. I\u2019m a big fan of rom-coms, but it\u2019s no secret to me that many of them leave something to be desired. The films can be funny, and they can portray an idyllic romance, but they often lack depth. I\u2019m not saying that Anyone but You was full of depth, but it offered enough background on the main characters that I found myself invested. People say that this kind of a movie has been done over and over again, and this is true, but if you can approach the \u201cenemies to lover\u201d trope with a fresh take it has the potential to be successful. Personally, I\u2019ve never seen a movie exactly like Anyone but You. I\u2019ve seen movies where people pretend to be dating but Anyone but You took this trope and enhanced it by including complex characters, beautiful scenery, funny jokes, a genius soundtrack, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_heading title=”The Cast & Humor in Anyone but You” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n I thought that Sydney Sweeny and Glen Powell had great chemistry. Bea and Ben were very fun characters to watch. They were both very funny in moments where it was expected but gave a more emotional performance at fitting times as well. The entire cast of this movie gave performances that were just enjoyable and compelling to watch. I watched this movie in an almost full theater and I can confirm that almost every joke landed. A problem with many rom-coms is that the humor often becomes dated but the 2024 humor in Anyone but You was relatable to the entire movie audience. There were a couple moments throughout the film where I found myself confused but all the loose ends were tied up at the end of the film. There was only one aspect of the film where I found myself wanting more explanation. There\u2019s a character named Johnathan who is Bea\u2019s ex-boyfriend and I wanted to see more of him. You hear a little bit about his backstory with Bea but Ben’s ex-girlfriend gets a lot more screen time. Johnathan was a purely likable character to me so I wanted to see more conversation between him and Bea, maybe so his character could have gotten closure as to why she had broken up with him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_3646.jpg” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_heading title=”The Impact of Music” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n I can\u2019t stress enough how great the soundtrack was for this movie. This really worked to elevate the emotion. The original score composed by Este Haim and Christopher Stracey was a brilliant mixture of familiar and timely pop beats as well as a beautiful and modern take on choral music that\u2019s enough to give one goosebumps. I speak from personal experience. The soundtrack also incorporated songs by Remi Wolf, Dominic Fike, Troye Sivan, Declan McKenna, and Still Woozy (one of his songs had my name as the title, but I digress) to name a few.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_heading title=”LGBTQIA+ Representation in Anyone but You” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The cast was diverse, including LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC characters! The wedding that Bea and Ben attend is between Bea\u2019s sister, Halle, and Ben\u2019s roommate\u2019s sister, Claudia. Claudia and Halle have the real idyllic relationship in this movie. They\u2019re madly in love and it\u2019s plain to see. I don\u2019t recall in my life ever having seen a movie that included a wedding between two women before. It was a wonderful surprise (only a surprise due to heteronormativity of course). I found it inspiring to see such an idyllic love story between two women depicted on the big screen. This is the positive LGBTQIA+ representation we need more of in the media. Hopefully this acts as a reminder to the movie\u2019s heterosexual audience that queer love doesn\u2019t hurt anybody and that we just want to have the right to love who we love and marry who we want to marry. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” admin_label=”Divider” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A review of Anyone but You and a critique of its LGBTQIA+ representation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":4664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,17,20],"tags":[309,188,303,308,307,302],"class_list":["post-4647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-criticism","category-issues","category-reviews","tag-anyonebutyou","tag-at-the-movies","tag-film","tag-film-criticism","tag-film-review","tag-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/anyone-but-you-trailer-101923-1-838e099c27694480867f07c1931d1003-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4647"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4683,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4647\/revisions\/4683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academics.winona.edu\/povwinona\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}