Richard Curtis- British Myth

Richard Curtis, is a BAFTA, Primetime Emmy winning and Oscar nominated English screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known mostly for his romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, The Boat That Rocked and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley.



A Richard Curtis film is very distinctive and defined, infact, it's as if his name itself could stand for the genre we all know and love (or hate!): The Rom Com.

It has a set of prize winning, generic ingredients including, very importantly location. These locations are often London and another very contrasting homely location. With hightened atmosphere of incompatibility and antitheseis of these two places, comedy and cultral clashes emerge, adding to the story.

Curtis' values in his films are liberal and assured. He is inclusive ,yet non-patronising, towards giving popular screen time to characters with mental or pysical disability. Some of his 'wacky' or different characters can even be seen as 'cultral diversity.

The main main virtues are modesty, or humility, which create a type self-deprecating humour that only Curtis could produce. Much of the humour in the films comes by putting the main characters into mischef and subjecting them to humiliation or simply making them look silly. It's as if coping with this mortification is nearly a duty for the protagonist.

Overall this particular genre of filmmaking is perfect for a set of values including love, compassion, kindness, charity, open-mindedness.

So,

There is a setting
A moral universe.
Faith that this universe will stand up to all challenges.
Making sure the relationship will work out.
And most of all- LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL.
A happy ending!