When Harry Met Sally

          In order to write this blog I realized that I was first going to have to watch a romantic comedy seeing as I can't remember the last time I actually watched one. So we turned to trusty old Netflix and searched for some romantic comedies. I ended up picking one at random. So i watched "the switch" and it's a boring piece of crap in my opinion, especially compared to "When Harry Met Sally". But i digress.
           I noticed some similarities  in two scenes in these movies. For one, they both had a scene where the two main characters meet back up after not seeing each other for a certain extended number of years. The particular scene from When Harry Met Sally is the one where they meet up for the last time before becoming friends. And the scene from "the Switch" is when the female lead character moves back to where the lead male lives. Both of the relationships of these two couples in the scenes at the current time is that of people who see each other as friends and are not involved romantically with each other. Both couples are also seen sharing a meal together and enjoying casual conversation. The difference comes in the interactions between the two couples. In When Harry Met Sally, the couple seem to be two people who are genuinely enjoying each others' company for the first time ever and starting a new bond. In "the switch" the couple has been friends for a while and so that connection has already been made between the two of them.
        The other scenes I want to talk about are both scenes where one or more of the main characters sees the other in a relationship with someone else other than each other. In "When Harry Met Sally" both Harry and Sally are with different people and in the scene both are shown longingly looking at the other at some point. Both Harry and Sally have a hint of jealousy see the other with someone else. This can also be seen when both Harry and Sally starts separate conversations talking about the others' date for the evening and how they seem odd or out of place. In "the Switch" only the female is depicted as being in a relationship in the particular scene. The lead male has the same jealous look seeing the female and her boyfriend together. but the female does not look jealous. Instead it is her boyfriend that is jealous of the relationship that the male has with not only the female, but also with the female's son. There's a whole plot about the son being the lead male's son and some stupid bullshit like that.
       While being two completely different movies, that vary greatly in plot and overall shittyness or not shittyness, both of these movies still have scenes that share similar themes.