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ValenFinds: Open your heart to diverse romance films
from February 2023
by Redwood Bark
By Bowen Rivera
Flowers, chocolates and falling in love are hallmarks of Valentine’s Day, yet they can’t compare to the true bread and butter of the holiday: Romance movies. Everyone knows the classic examples: the doomed love story of Rose and Jack in “Titanic,” the cross-clique romance of Sandy and Danny in “Grease” and Noah and Allie’s relationship through time in “The Notebook.” Besides a plot focused on romance, these movies are united by entirely white leads and zero queer representation. However, not all romance movies lack diversity, and there are many exciting movies with diverse casts and captivating romances that aren’t entirely white and straight.
The complicated love story
Carol “Carol” is an incredible watch that follows the unexpected love story of two women, a young shop worker, Therese (played by Rooney Mara), and an older divorcee, Carol (played by Cate Blanchett), in 1960s America. First, the chemistry between Mara and Blanchett’s
