1 | ''Those People'' is a 2015 romantic drama written and directed by Joey Kuhn. |
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3 | ''Those People'' follows young New York art student Charlie (Jonathan Gordon) as he's torn between his long-held feelings for his best friend Sebastian (Jason Ralph) who he's helping through a personal tragedy, and the chance of a new relationship with classical pianist Tim (Haaz Sleiman). |
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6 | !!Tropes used in this film: |
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8 | * AbusiveParents: Sebastian and Tim. |
9 | * AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Charlie to both love interests. [[spoiler:He's rejected both times - Sebastian in the film's middle and Tim at the end]]. |
10 | * ArtistsAreAttractive: Charlie and Tim (painter and pianist respectively) share an instant chemistry. |
11 | * BettyAndVeronica: Even though he's known Sebastian much longer, the more stable, reciprocal relationship Tim offers makes Tim the Betty. |
12 | * BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Charlie and Sebastian reaffirm their friendship and Sebastian has come through his depression, but Charlie ends the movie single, and Sebastian is about to leave New York.]] |
13 | * ButNowIMustGo: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Sebastian]] is done with New York and eager to start a whole new life somewhere else, not too long after [[spoiler:Tim]] has departed for a pianist gig in San Francisco. |
14 | * CharacterDevelopment: The movie is about Charlie letting go of [[spoiler:unrequited love]]. At the end of the film when [[spoiler:Sebastian]] is no longer [[spoiler:TheMuse in his paintings]], we can see he's done so. |
15 | * ClubKid: When he's in a good frame of mind, Sebastian seems to be one at least occasionally. |
16 | * CoitusInterruptus: Charlie waits until Sebastian has started hooking up with a date in his room before [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove declaring his feelings.]] |
17 | * DidNotGetTheGuy: In the end, Charlie ends up with [[spoiler:neither. Sebastian doesn't end up returning his feelings, and Tim tires of his indecisiveness.]] |
18 | * DisappearedDad: Charlie's father left him and his mother, and started a different family with someone else. |
19 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Dick and almost his son Sebastian soon after until Charlie talked him down.]] |
20 | * IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: [[spoiler:Sebastian]] has Charlie in the friend-zone. [[spoiler: He never gets out.]] |
21 | * {{Jerkass}}: Sebastian's father Dick, a Bernie Madoff-inspired financial criminal who doesn't think much of Sebastian's orientation. |
22 | * LoveMakesYouUncreative: Charlie's art seems to be better-received at the end of the movie when he's [[spoiler:single and content with it.]] |
23 | * NewYorkIsOnlyManhattan: It's set in the upper-east side. |
24 | * NiceJewishBoy: Charlie is Jewish, and certainly nice. |
25 | * NotoriousParent: Sebastian's father is so famous that after his arrest on white-collar criminal charges, {{Paparazzi}} are interested in Sebastian and he's even refused service at a bar. |
26 | * StraightGay: Tim especially. |
27 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: One girl-friend ditches Sebastian and Charlie's wider friend circle while Sebastian's in a depression. For her part, she thinks he's ItsAllAboutMe. |
28 | * WomenAreWiser: Charlie's mother thinks correctly that Charlie and Sebastian moving in together will put a strain on their friendship. |
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