The "rom-com" has been resurrected for mature audiences. The Lost City (Sandra Bullock, 57) and Ticket to Paradise (Julia Roberts, 55, and George Clooney) grossed hundreds of millions, proving that audiences love watching seasoned actors fall in love because they bring wit and baggage, not just hormones.
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These women are not "still working." They are working at the highest level because of their age, not in spite of it. The lines on their faces are not flaws to be airbrushed; they are the script. The "rom-com" has been resurrected for mature audiences
Of course, the revolution is incomplete. For every Emma Thompson, there are a dozen actresses of color who are still fighting for the same complexity. The "mature woman" in cinema is still disproportionately white and wealthy. We have yet to see the global equivalent of a 70-year-old woman from the Bronx or a 65-year-old immigrant mother leading a Marvel movie. The door is open, but the room is still being furnished. These women are not "still working