Hey, those movies have never been embraced by ME. 😛 Although, I think a lot has to be said for those movies still focusing on the f/f relationship to the extent they did. What a story spends its time on matters. And how, lol. Not to be a defender or apologist for a movie that I have only ever said I don’t want to watch, but Portrait’s like, this cinematic piece of art, right? While this movie is deliberately subverting a romcom trope to be about a platonic friendship, and that’s not really particularly subversive when it comes to f/f media.
Again, Alice Wu can make whatever she wants and it’s not her fault if people take the impression that it’s a lesbian romcom, but I would absolutely not blame anyone for being disappointed. Although I don’t really think people especially are? The trailer was very much about Ellie and Paul and I’m only seeing positive remarks so far.