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Office Romance: Why does "Set It Up" make people believe in love again?
In the 2018 romantic comedy Set It Up, we see a modern take on love, especially in a busy office environment. Directed by Claire Scanlon and written by Katie Silberman, the film stars Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell and depicts the lives of two overworked assistants trying to fulfill their high-pressure bosses. The story is set in bustling New York City, where, of course, romantic sparks quietly ignite.
Movie introduction
The protagonist of the story, Harper Moore, is the assistant of Kirsten Stevens. Kirsten is a former reporter who now works for a sports news online company. In addition, Charlie Young is the assistant of high-pressure venture investor Rick Otis. As the story progresses, Harper and Charlie get to know each other at work because of their shared identities, and begin to seek love in life while they are busy at work.
By chance, Harper and Charlie decided to help their bosses date each other to gain some free time for themselves.
Romance strategies for the office
The core of the film is a series of ingenious "romantic arrangements." Harper and Charlie devise many schemes to make their bosses fall in love, from clever arrangements for Rick and Kirsten to meet in an elevator to using a "kissing mirror" to pressure them at a baseball game.
These plans eventually led to the two bosses starting to date, although the subsequent relationship did not go as smoothly as they expected.
Achievements and Conflict
As Rick and Kirsten's relationship develops, so do their conflicts. Charlie and Harper gradually realized that maintaining their relationship as a boss couple required more effort, which laid out an important theme of the film: maintaining love is not easy. They began to secretly plan dates, leave notes and gifts, and even organize trips , trying to resolve issues between supervisors.
A journey of self-discovery
In the process, Charlie and Harper each also began to face their own feelings and career choices. Charlie finally realized that his feelings for his girlfriend were not enough and chose to break up. Harper encountered a bottleneck in writing, but the encouragement of her friends helped her regain her confidence.
When Harper finally chose to follow her dream of writing, she demonstrated courage from the inside out.
Combining and radical change
The story reached a turning point in the climax. Rick's proposal was just out of revenge, which made Harper choose to tell Kirsten the truth. In the end, Kirsten chose to leave Rick and re-examine her relationship with Harper, which also allowed Charlie and Harper's love to finally sprout after a series of setbacks.
The final message of the film is: true love requires mutual understanding and support.
Thoughts at the end
"Set It Up" is not only a work full of humor and romantic elements, but also successfully triggers people's deep thoughts on love. It tells us the importance of cherishing every relationship in our busy work and life. Just as the plot ends happily, we can't help but think: In a modern society full of busyness and pressure, how to find and maintain true love?
