I'm assuming that the answer to "Why did Peter like Gen" is "she's super pretty," which, okay, I guess this is a reason why people date horrible people.
But I think Gen's general two-dimensional horribleness is part of a general resistance in movies to complexity in relationships between women. Like, if Gen had good qualities, if Lara Jean missed their lost friendship (or missed parts of it even while acknowledging that she and Gen no longer have anything in common) and Peter liked her for reasons other than "she's super pretty," it would muddy the storyline, I guess? At least from a certain point of view. IMO it could have enriched the story even more if it had been done well.
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Date: 2018-08-24 08:16 pm (UTC)But I think Gen's general two-dimensional horribleness is part of a general resistance in movies to complexity in relationships between women. Like, if Gen had good qualities, if Lara Jean missed their lost friendship (or missed parts of it even while acknowledging that she and Gen no longer have anything in common) and Peter liked her for reasons other than "she's super pretty," it would muddy the storyline, I guess? At least from a certain point of view. IMO it could have enriched the story even more if it had been done well.