In this palette cleanser we are going to talk about the philosophy of romcoms for a change. I reckon this should remove any accusations of important work being done on The Living Philosophy. We'll be looking at two romcoms — the classic Norah Ephron When Harry Met Sally and the lesser known Just Like Heaven starring Reese Wetherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. One is reflective of a type of art that strives for psychological accuracy (Dostoevsky, When Harry Met Sally) category — while the second category (Just Like Heaven, Alexander Dumas's The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo) dispense with reality and works at the hyperreal level of the archetypal underworld. *** Damien's YouTube channel: "Science Fiction with Damien Walter": https://www.youtube.com/@DamienWalterPatreon interview with Damien Walter: *** 📚 Learning Resources: When Harry Met Sally. (1989). [Movie] USA: Columbia Pictures. Just Like Heaven. (2005). [Movie] USA: DreamWorks Pictures. Dumas A (2014) The Three Musketeers. United States: Shine Classics. Dumas A (2004) The Count of Monte Cristo. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics. Dostoyevsky (1993) Notes from Underground. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. *** ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy *** 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.com/ *** 🎼 Media Used: Anguish — Kevin MacLeod Juniper — Kevin MacLeod Overture — Pyotr Ilyich tchaikovsky Fresh Air — Kevin MacLeod Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic *** ⌛ Timestamps:0:00 Introduction2:30 The True vs the Fantastic3:15 Just Like Heaven3:56 When Harry Met Sally6:12 The Unrealistic Just Like Heaven7:31 The Fantastic As Archetypal Dynamism10:52 The Power of Archetypal Storytelling