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Each year, as the days get colder and Christmas approaches, ‘Love Actually’ rapidly becomes a festive favorite on people’s television screens.
But nearly two decades after the 2003 romantic comedy release, the film faces scrutiny for its storyline and lack of variety.
“There were things I wanted to change, but thankfully society is changing, so there are moments when my films feel dated,” the film’s writer and director Richard Curtis said earlier this week. Told.
He was speaking with Diane Sawyer as part of ABC News’ documentary The Laughter & Secrets of Love Really: 20 Years Later.
‘Love Actually’ features an interwoven storyline following several romantic relationships. However, most of the major cast are Caucasian, and all relationships depicted are heterosexual.
When asked about the moment that “wows” him, Curtis said, “The lack of variety makes me feel uncomfortable and a little silly.” He added: “I think there are three plots with bosses and people who work for them.
The film includes Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Martin Freeman, Laura Linney, Martin McCutcheon, Rowan・Many celebrities from the entertainment industry have appeared, including Atkinson. and Thomas Brody-Sangster all appear at some point.
Nearly two decades later, “Love Actually” remains popular and a staple of the holiday season.
Nye said in the ABC News documentary, “It’s amazing how this language got into language.
“There are people who say, ‘I got through chemo,’ ‘I got through divorce,’ and ‘I watch whenever I’m alone.’ Open ”
When asked if he understood why “Love Actually” remained popular, Thompson replied, “Yes.”
“Because I think we forget over and over again that love is everything.”
Curtis has written several popular romantic comedies, including “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Notting Hill,” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary.”
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” was released in 1994 and focused specifically on the same-sex relationship between John Hannah’s Matthew and Simon Callow’s Gareth.
Fourteen years later, Callow wrote in The Guardian: Until I saw this movie, I thought gays had feelings like normal people. ”