Note: not religious-related, just a little something off topic for me to talk about.
I remember seeing the movie Titanic (a romantic drama feature) in theaters and I’ve had the unfortunate experience of having two teenage girls behind me laugh out loud throughout the whole film and complaining over how awful it was. I politely told them to be quiet but sadly they wouldn’t stop. I find it a complete shame how this vocal minority gets away with stuff like this even though others would call them out for disruptive behavior. And then I wonder to myself “why do people even bother to buy tickets to watch movies they hate in the first place?”. That logic seriously confuses me. If I saw a movie I didn’t like, I didn’t bother to watch it. Why would I want to waste my money on something I’m not going to get enjoyment out of?
Similar to my experience, there has been a strong hatedom toward romantic related genres, particularly dubbed as “chick flicks”. So many people would have various “reasons” why they hate it with a passion, here are the following I usually hear:
1. “They’re so boring and predictable. Hollywood had seriously ran out of ideas, no wonder today’s films are so bad and cliche!”
2. “They’re way too unrealistic and lacking of sexual diversity! Why would I want to be in a relationship like that, that is IF I get into a relationship? Also, I’m single so I do not find anything relatable.”
3. “They’re entirely made up of poor quality and it shows! The people and corporates behind these chick flicks only care about cash grabs, brainwashing and attracting stupid teens and young women into seeing their propaganda!”
4. “They’re so painfully stereotypical and apologetic over abuse in so-called romantic relationships! Why is it that the men are a-holes and the women are played out to be brain dead?! And also, they’re way too girly for me!”
Ok, the last part are usually quoted by men who claim to be one of the guys, but you get the point. The same accusations can be said over romantic novels such as Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey. I’m personally not really into romance basically because I was discouraged from chasing and talking to boys my age or older in a romantic fashion and watching these movies remind me of how I was raised. But I managed to brace myself and watch Titanic in the theater because I was interested in the topic of the Titanic itself. However, while watching the movie, I realized that I hardly was bored in the slightest, even though I knew what was going to happen, and I found the characters relatable and sympathetic. I was even sad when I saw the scene where the boy dies in freezing waters.
As much as I enjoyed the film, I still had the unfortunate experience of mindless teens babbling over how bad the movie was and laughing their heads off. I never really understood why romantic films were so widely hated (I’m talking about in a reasonable manner), and when they express their beliefs on why they’re awful, I can’t help but roll my eyes and think “wow, that was pathetic”. I understand that it’s just their opinions but I still do not understand the double standard between the laughing stock of chick flicks and hype for action films such as Avengers, Batman, Mission Impossible, Spider Man, etc. I never really understood why films targeting men were almost never laughed at (the older films is what I’m basically talking about, since the newer ones actually did receive quite a lot of criticism and hate, sometimes even unfair).
I remember seeing the movie Titanic (a romantic drama feature) in theaters and I’ve had the unfortunate experience of having two teenage girls behind me laugh out loud throughout the whole film and complaining over how awful it was. I politely told them to be quiet but sadly they wouldn’t stop. I find it a complete shame how this vocal minority gets away with stuff like this even though others would call them out for disruptive behavior. And then I wonder to myself “why do people even bother to buy tickets to watch movies they hate in the first place?”. That logic seriously confuses me. If I saw a movie I didn’t like, I didn’t bother to watch it. Why would I want to waste my money on something I’m not going to get enjoyment out of?
Similar to my experience, there has been a strong hatedom toward romantic related genres, particularly dubbed as “chick flicks”. So many people would have various “reasons” why they hate it with a passion, here are the following I usually hear:
1. “They’re so boring and predictable. Hollywood had seriously ran out of ideas, no wonder today’s films are so bad and cliche!”
2. “They’re way too unrealistic and lacking of sexual diversity! Why would I want to be in a relationship like that, that is IF I get into a relationship? Also, I’m single so I do not find anything relatable.”
3. “They’re entirely made up of poor quality and it shows! The people and corporates behind these chick flicks only care about cash grabs, brainwashing and attracting stupid teens and young women into seeing their propaganda!”
4. “They’re so painfully stereotypical and apologetic over abuse in so-called romantic relationships! Why is it that the men are a-holes and the women are played out to be brain dead?! And also, they’re way too girly for me!”
Ok, the last part are usually quoted by men who claim to be one of the guys, but you get the point. The same accusations can be said over romantic novels such as Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey. I’m personally not really into romance basically because I was discouraged from chasing and talking to boys my age or older in a romantic fashion and watching these movies remind me of how I was raised. But I managed to brace myself and watch Titanic in the theater because I was interested in the topic of the Titanic itself. However, while watching the movie, I realized that I hardly was bored in the slightest, even though I knew what was going to happen, and I found the characters relatable and sympathetic. I was even sad when I saw the scene where the boy dies in freezing waters.
As much as I enjoyed the film, I still had the unfortunate experience of mindless teens babbling over how bad the movie was and laughing their heads off. I never really understood why romantic films were so widely hated (I’m talking about in a reasonable manner), and when they express their beliefs on why they’re awful, I can’t help but roll my eyes and think “wow, that was pathetic”. I understand that it’s just their opinions but I still do not understand the double standard between the laughing stock of chick flicks and hype for action films such as Avengers, Batman, Mission Impossible, Spider Man, etc. I never really understood why films targeting men were almost never laughed at (the older films is what I’m basically talking about, since the newer ones actually did receive quite a lot of criticism and hate, sometimes even unfair).
