Not Okay,Unlikable female protagonist is the new romcom trend
Not Okay, It Puts you in the shoes of an influencer who becomes a subject for cancel culture. Someone who becomes a target of Drama YouTube channels for doing something offensive. A person who gets the ultimate form of cancellation on Twitter and Instagram. There is a recent trend in romcoms: an unlikable female protagonist. Instead of Miss Goody Two shoes, she now gets the ladies who would be the story’s villain ten years ago.
This Hulu Original is the closest thing we get to a Gabbie Hannah biopic, except it is fictional. Female Protagonists in Romcoms are usually innocent maidens looking for love, A Nerdy girl who got the school Jock Smittened, or a Cinderella who finds her Prince charming. Writers always try to make them super likable to the point there is no more room for growth and character development.
Not Okay, Trailer
Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch) is tired of her obscurity. She longed for relevance because Fame could give her fans who would admire her. Being an Aspiring writer is hard if no one wants to publish your manuscript, but with Fame, it will be easier. All she wanted to escape her irrelevance was simple clout because Fame would make things better for her.
So to make an illusion of having a perfect life, She posted a photoshopped photo of her having a trip to Paris. She has never been to France people faking vacations on Instagram is a norm now. Little did she know, A terrorist attack happened in Paris the same day she published that doctored picture. That action of hers is not okay.
Now people think she is a Survivor of a terrorist attack. That Fame got her invited to interviews, and she made a friend from Shooting Survivor Rowan (Mia Isaac). A prospect for romance also comes her way with Social Justice influencer Colin. (Dylan O’Brien)
She enjoys the Fame she got from her lie, but eventually, the truth will be revealed, and she will become the target of a redemption-free Cancel Culture. Not Okay. It will make you want to cancel Danni on its premiere on July 29, 2022, Only at Hulu.
Sagrario_Mendez
June 24, 2022 @ 11:12 am
From Having Role model main characters, To women who are into red flaggy men, Now All we have in romcoms are Sociopaths?
Melancholy Hill
June 24, 2022 @ 9:52 pm
What is with Paris and Unlikable female protagonists?
CookieS
June 24, 2022 @ 9:58 pm
In the future, Zoey Deutch and Dylan O’Brien need to collaborate more, in my opinion because they deserve better than this project. They both looked to have amazing chemistry and make a fantastic couple. I’m excited to see them together once more after their success in The Outfit. Thank you for letting us know about the unlikable protagonist. , she is presumably highly unlikable and unpleasant, therefore your idea of reverse psychology is probably not worth paying to see. This job was perfect for Amber Heard.
carona
June 24, 2022 @ 10:05 pm
Yes, this can only go in one of two directions: either as a mockery of modern social media society or as a film that makes us struggle mightily to empathize with its condescending protagonists. Yes, this can only go one of two ways: either as a satire of modern social media society or as a film that makes us work really hard to empathize with its morally black protagonists. Someone is not necessarily a bad character just because they are a horrible person. It doesn’t necessarily matter whether the protagonist is a nice or evil person; they can simply be boring and poorly written. Some of the best protagonist are bad people.
RedditBannedMe
June 25, 2022 @ 2:10 pm
I am all for flawed protagonist but this one looks insufferable and extremely unlikable.
fcbetting
June 27, 2022 @ 1:55 am
Can we take Wanda from Dr. Strange or Harley Queen as female protagoinst?
wishywashy
June 27, 2022 @ 12:11 pm
What a coincidence. There is a real life woman named Danni Sanders who got cyber bullied to death and it triggered her to commit suicide. Is the naming of the character intentional or coincidental?
BlairCourtt
June 28, 2022 @ 1:35 am
[USER=64567]@Nadia[/USER] So does this mean he will do lots of nudity in future movies?🤤
Flawed protagonists became popular these days because they have room for growth and improvement while the perfect goodie two shoes can be a bore. They are unrealistic and hard to relate with.