Whether you're an avid fan of the books, watched the first movie and needed to see what happened in the sequel, or watch these sorts of movies to poke fun at the teenage rom-com genre, it's safe to say that the second movie in the "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" series had some rather unrealistic moments. Of course, the movie is fiction, and probably isn't meant to be overanalyzed, but if this were a real-life scenario, some of the events just wouldn't be likely to happen.
1. Burying a time capsule.
This trope has been done time and time again and is rarely used for its true purpose. The idea behind burying them is for future generations to find them, yet 9 out of 10 times, the same kids who buried the capsule are the ones to dig it up. Not only that but does anyone actually bury time capsules in real life?
2. Singing Valentines.
Maybe it's just me, but I have never seen someone receive a singing Valentine. The movie showed multiple Valentines in the form of song. A serenade is different, but hiring others to sing on your behalf? Does this ever happen in real life?
3. Playing in the snow while wearing dress clothes.
This definitely doesn't happen in real life. While the dress and tux Lara Jean and John Ambrose sported for the ball at the retirement home were borrowed, it wouldn't be a rational decision to make snow angels while wearing those threads. It certainly wouldn't be my first thought.
4. Everyone being in the right place at the right time.
This is probably the farthest situation from reality. Even when considering that these kids are supposed to be in high school and all live in the same town, it's just not realistic for them to show up at just the right moment. A phone call or text exchange happening beforehand would be more realistic at the very least. (For college students, we need to plan days, even weeks in advance if we want to see each other)
5. Parents being okay with their child sleeping in late.
Usually, my parents' first reaction is to wake me up when I sleep in late. Lara Jean's dad doesn't even seem to mind that she might be late for school when he finds her sleeping in, which is completely unrealistic, at least for me! I grew up in a punctual household where we made sure we were always on time.
6. High school students not looking like high school students.
Arguably the most unrealistic trope is casting actors in their twenties to play high school students. It's been done since the days of "Glee," unfortunately giving kids a ridiculous standard to hold themselves to. No high school student looks like the ones portrayed in this movie because none of them are high school aged!
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying the movie is bad, I actually enjoyed it and am looking forward to the third one. But nothing is perfect, and this movie definitely had some moments that just weren't logical.
