Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Film

Meta takes4

Figures

Form & technique

The film's overall generic structure and narrative resolution → Generic Revisionism
The final meeting scene on the observation deck of the Empire State Building → The Time-Space Crucible

Tropes

The repeated references and clips from the film An Affair to Remember (1957)
Annie Reed's character arc, from engaged career woman to pursuing a man she's never met → The Postfeminist Sensibility
The use of the national radio broadcast as the primary means of connection between Sam and Annie
The film's soundtrack, specifically its reliance on classic pop and jazz standards
The star persona of Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin → The Star-as-Construct
Sam Baldwin's characterization as a sensitive, grieving widower