The fellas continue to do it better

Do Hollywood actresses have a blind spot or something?

Actually, I should be more specific - do Hollywood actresses dependent on the romantic comedy genre have a blind spot or something?

Obviously, they do because they continue to $h*t out formulatic cr@p that bears no resemblance to reality or the reality that real women actually wish for. These actresses seem to gravitate to over the top caricatures, which really don't require contemplation, empathy or actual acting. It's bad enough that film critics and historians wrote off the genre - the women making their bread and butter off of this have the same contempt for the genre, despite their public protests to the contrary.

One of the things that could put an end to the really cr@ppy female-protagonist-driven romantic comedies is to stop interviewing/giving cover stories to the actresses of this genre. We know too much about these women and what we know comes across as annoying, ungrateful, whiny and shallow. And the worse thing - not funny. Someone, probably Buster Keaton, said that comedy is serious business - these actresses take themselves too d@mn seriously or rather, they take their cobbled together PR-created public personas too seriously. I don't give a d@mn about how Katherine Heigl feels about working 17 hour days on Grey Anatomy. I really don't give a d@mn if Jennifer Aniston is finally coming to grips with being America's poster girl for 'lonely' chick. If these broads put on pious airs in their comedies, the universe would immediately bring them low, at least, that's what used to happen in comedies, especially the masterpieces. Actually, I've noticed that in real life - when I'm being pompous beyond human comprehension, that's when I lose a side mirror. Although I am grateful that I don't have 24 hour access to these obnoxious broads, it would be nice to know that the universe tried and maybe, it knocked some wisdom and humility into them.

Just saying that I didn't know $hit about Terri Garr, Madeliene Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Rosalind Russell, Jennifer Saunders, Tracey Ullman, and dozens of other actresses/comedy geniuses and yet, their works were impeccable.

Now to the fellas... I saw 500 Days of Summer today, another male-centered romantic comedy that worked. Hell, it went beyond working. It felt authentic. Joseph Gordon Levitt's Tom seemed like a regular guy and he was likable. Zooey Deschenal's Summer seemed like a regular and likable girl and yet, their relationship didn't work out. There was no attempt to paint either as a bad guy and yet, you felt empathy for both of them. And I liked that Summer seemed so decisive about her attitudes about love; it didn't feel like it was an invitation for Tom to 'prove her wrong' or a cue for him to pull a romantic gesture, as if romantic gestures are the cure-all for female doubt.

Oh wait - that is the cure-all for female doubt in mainstream Hollywood films.

Damn!!

BTW... despite both Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschenal's long resumes, neither of them are on magazine covers, whining about past pains and previous perceived personal injustices. Actually, this should apply to Zooey, since male pain aren't regularly discussed nor sought out for possible magazine cover stories. But surely, the Heigls and Anistons could take a page out of Zooey's book and shut the up every one in a while (read: FOREVER!).