I found an article which analyzes James L. Brook’s Broadcast News in a very interesting way. In the author’s opinion, in addition to foreseeing a crisis in journalism, this movie also predicts a crisis in romantic comedies. He says,
“But Broadcast News didn’t just foresee a crisis in journalism; it illuminates the crisis in romantic comedies currentlybedeviling Hollywood, as screenwriters and directors still can’t find a way to make a heroine’s career anything but an obstacle to her heart’s desire. Hunter’s character, network producer Jane Craig, became a template for a new kind of rom-com heroine—the workaholic who must choose between icy careerism and a warm romantic life. But the film’s respect for Jane’s work, and its famously audience-unfriendly ending, are reminders that few of the movies that have followed inBroadcast‘s footsteps have shared its guts.”
And he analyzes the heroine, Jane, in detail. This article is really worth reading.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/dvdextras/2011/02/we_need_more_women_like_jane_craig.html
I think this article was pretty cool. It was very refreshing to see a heroine play a different role in a film. Jane was given the characteristics of the usual male role in a romantic comedy in my opinion. She had the ability to create her own ultimatum, and that’s what she did. Moreover, she was given the authority to lead her comrades when their were tasks at hand to complete, as well as the choice to make the right decisions wither or not anyone else left they were right or not. Jane was definitely a breathe of fresh air