I hope that that title got your attention because it made me laugh while typing it. Anyways, let’s dive into one of my favorite things to talk about, my unironic love for Hallmark movies.
I used to roll my eyes at these types of movies, the cheesy holiday ones that have the most basic plot to ever be made up by the human mind. However, a few years ago, I just got super into them and even made my family watch them with me. We now have a game that we play every year where we see who can guess the plot most accurately. Since it’s time for them to start airing again, I’ve been wondering, why do people either love or hate these movies so much? Think about it, you never hear anyone not be opinionated on hallmark movies. They either love them and watch them every year or absolutely hate them and refuse to watch them for even a second. One reason for both parties could be that Hallmark movies are so easy to follow and take no brain power really to watch. I myself, I love that. When I’m watching a holiday movie, I don’t want it to stress me out to the point of me having zero enjoyment. Some people may see this as a bad thing. Since the plot is so easy to follow, this couldn’t be a real movie or real entertainment. Another argument for those who hate these movies is that they’re unrealistic. Which, I feel is unfair. They’re cheaply produced holiday romcoms, did you expect them to be hard-hitting reality pieces? Sometimes, people just wanna watch a movie where a guy and a girl fall in love while trying to save the guy’s family Christmas tree farm. I feel like that’s not too much to ask for. Hallmark movies are supposed to be cute and sweet and romantic and if you expect anything different from them, that’s on you respectfully.
At the end of the day, I love these silly little movies because they just feel like the holidays to me. They’re amazing and beautiful and I wouldn’t trade them for the world and I will die on this hill.
Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk,
All my love,
-Lexi
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