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[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 72 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ooh also if protagonist is a girl they HAVE to become conventionally attractive. Even tho they are already a literal actress.

[-] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago

It’s ok, though. All she has to do is take off her glasses and let her hair down.

[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Don’t forget ditching the coveralls for some clothes from Old Navy

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago

We just call this a 'glow up' these days.

Dark Academia flavored glow up?

Cottage Core?

(Has that one just fully turned into 'TradWife' yet?)

GothAltEmoPunk?

(Because Gen Z apparently can't figure out the difference between these things, because they sorta look the same, and personalities don't exist, only aesthetics do.)

MomJeans Core?

(JFC, I made that up as a joke, apparently 'MomCore' actually is a thing... as are 'Momiforms' ... smdh...)

[-] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

https://youtu.be/CXYlv-z_xHQ

"She's got glasses and a ponytail. Look, she's got paint on her overalls, there's no way she could be prom queen"

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

Are there any movies like this? I can't think of any.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Taming of the Shrew and everything that is basically the same story, like 10 Things I Hate About You. So like a good half of all teen romance.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago

Also breakfast club

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

I've seen 10 things I hate about you, I only remember how utterly awkward the final scene was.

[-] Snowcano@startrek.website 15 points 2 days ago

Breakfast Club is the classic example. Word emo chick was so hot and awesome and then just becomes… blah.

[-] Hoimo@ani.social 10 points 2 days ago

There's actually very few straight examples of Beautiful All Along. It's a trope that is played with, but mostly parodied and lampshaded, sometimes even purposefully inverted to make the point that Anon is making here.

[-] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

Shrek if you play it in reverse

[-] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Have you never watched a movie?

this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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