{"id":20268,"date":"2023-10-10T17:02:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=20268"},"modified":"2023-10-10T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:03:18","slug":"netflixs-interactive-rom-com-changes-the-rom-com-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/netflixs-interactive-rom-com-changes-the-rom-com-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix’s interactive rom-com changes the rom-com game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by: Claire Phillips | Entertainment Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Content warning:<\/b> this article contains spoilers<\/span><\/p>\n

Three handsome, single men are fighting for a young woman\u2019s affection\u2026 Now, the woman\u2019s dilemma has become choosing just one \u2014 the current lawyer boyfriend who just proposed, the famous rockstar or the schoolteacher with a history? Such is the predicament of Cami Conway, the protagonist of the Netflix hit, \u201cChoose Love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What separates \u201cChoose Love\u201d from other modern romantic comedies is that the viewers have a say in choosing the perfect man for Cami. Watch with friends and they will be fighting over the remote to pick either Paul, Rex or Jack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Karis D\u2019Orazio, a sophomore at Western and a rom-com fan, said she appreciated this aspect. \u201cYou got to pick the guy you liked, instead of watching the whole movie with a guy you didn\u2019t like,\u201d D\u2019Orazio said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A fun aspect of the movie is that the viewers may go back and undo their choices to receive different endings. The movie has six different endings depending on the decisions the viewer makes on behalf of Cami, however, the many options \u201ctook away from the story a little,\u201d said D\u2019Orazio. \u201cYou didn\u2019t feel that fulfillment that you feel when you usually watch a rom-com.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fans of \u201cChoose Love\u201d have utilized popular social media apps, such as TikTok, to recommend it to others. \u201cIt popped up on my For You Page enough for me to be like, okay, I\u2019m going to go look at this movie,\u201d D\u2019Orazio said. Watchers have shared what they would have changed about the movie to make it more enjoyable: \u201cI feel like it could have been a series instead of a movie. You didn\u2019t get to know the characters very well,\u201d said D\u2019Orazio.<\/span><\/p>\n

This movie is just a gateway for the other interactive content Netflix has to offer. If a rom-com doesn\u2019t resonate, there are interactive adventure, horror and animated shows. These shows and movies can generate feelings of authority in times when everything seems out of control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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