In 2011, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph starred in the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding. The script follows the classic structure of any romantic comedy, but puts at the center a type of love other than romantic: the one between two lifelong friends.
“There are friendships that can last a lifetime, but there is a lot of myth about it,” warns psychologist Jose Manuel Campo. Matthew Perry's death impacted beyond the consternation that comes with the early and sudden death of a celebrity. The concept of friendship as a lifeline and chosen family came to the fore.