When Harry met Sally follows many of the clichés that most romantic comedies follow. These clichés include the uptight career-focused woman and the care-free guy; in this case, Sally is the uptight woman who does not think she is uptight, and Harry is the care-free guy. The cynical best friend who gives advice is a cliché that can also be found in this film; this cynical best friend is Sally’s best friend who always hooks her up with new people. The fact that the film takes place in New York City is another cliché; the film starts out with Harry and Sally driving to New York City together. The biggest cliché that When Harry met Sally follows is the main characters’ relationship as “just friends” until the end of the movie. This happens to be the basis of the plot, because they are best friends throughout the majority of the film, until things get weird after they sleep with each other. The last cliché is the last run, which Harry exhibits towards the end of the movie, when he literally runs to the New Year’s Eve party to tell Sally he wants to be with her.
I do think this movie will stand the test of time; I actually think this film already has. Many lines from this film have already been incorporated into pop culture. For example, in the scene in the restaurant where Sally fakes an orgasm, an older lady at another table speaks a line that has been quoted many times: “I’ll have what she’s having”.
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