“I don’t believe in modern love,” David Bowie belted back in 1983—and it still feels oddly relevant today. This week on the Two Please Podcast, we stress-test that line by exploring modern romance through three films that, together, feel like its best on-screen representatives: Her (Love In The Time of AI), The Materialists (Love In The Time of Capitalism), and Gone Girl (Love In The Time of Self-Loathing).

We've jokingly called it our “Before Trilogy of Modern Love,”- one story told across three very different movies. Expect takes on AI intimacy vs human messiness, pragmatism vs passion, why some marriages implode, timely headlines, and a few red flags. Spoilers to follow.Don't forget to LIKE THE VIDEO & SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL.Check us out on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3i7THqryfJKdPDGJx2aH74?si=12584370a76542c0Every Other Place We're Streaming On:https://linktr.ee/twopleasepod

Chapters:

00:00:00 — Coming Up

00:00:27 — Why These 3 Films

00:02:02 — Her (2013): AI love & loneliness

00:07:48 — When the illusion breaks in *Her

00:09:10 — “OS break-up” & what it means (spoilers)

00:13:46 — The Materialists: Love vs. Security

00:15:22 — Matchmaking math & modern dating cynicism

00:18:21 — Broke Boy Propoganda (spoilers)

00:22:09 — PSA: Height surgery & Self-worth

00:23:32 — Gone Girl: When love curdles

00:24:44 — Censorship mini-rant: Let people kiss!

00:26:28 — Why some marriages implode

00:27:29 — Amy, control, perfectionism

00:30:48 — Marriage wave to divorce wave

00:32:14 — First sign of trouble: contempt

00:34:49 — Shout-out to the original *Before* trilogy

00:36:53 — Closing Thoughts

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