Let’s see what happens when you smash together two of the most formulaic movie genres into the same film. Did I end up with hearts in my eyes, or ‘X’s? All styles of film have their conventions and tropes. They are actually really helpful for storytelling, because they grant creators a form of shorthand so they don’t have to expend as much energy establishing the rules and boundaries of their worlds. They also establish expectations, which are a prerequisite if you want to ge