Whilst doing my Intro to Theatre homework....i read THIS:
“Hollywood’s emphasis on courtship and romantic love is a function
of the movies’ place within American—and indeed world—culture as a commercial
enterprise. . . . it constitutes a significant cultural practice, the conventions of which
are related to the way we live.”25 While the principals in a musical may begin as rivals
(Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls) or as enemies (Eliza Doolittle and
Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady) or as annoyances to each other (Maria and the Captain
in The Sound of Music) or, at best, in mutual misunderstanding (Nellie and Emile in
South Pacific), their differences of background or temperament signal that they will
eventually form a couple. Indeed, the ideological project of musical theatre in the United
States in the mid-twentieth century was to use the heterosexual couple’s journey from
enemies to lovers to stand in for the unification of problematic differences in American
culture....Stacy Wolf
of the movies’ place within American—and indeed world—culture as a commercial
enterprise. . . . it constitutes a significant cultural practice, the conventions of which
are related to the way we live.”25 While the principals in a musical may begin as rivals
(Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls) or as enemies (Eliza Doolittle and
Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady) or as annoyances to each other (Maria and the Captain
in The Sound of Music) or, at best, in mutual misunderstanding (Nellie and Emile in
South Pacific), their differences of background or temperament signal that they will
eventually form a couple. Indeed, the ideological project of musical theatre in the United
States in the mid-twentieth century was to use the heterosexual couple’s journey from
enemies to lovers to stand in for the unification of problematic differences in American
culture....Stacy Wolf
How true is that??? I love chick flicks or romantic comedies (whatever you wanna call them) but they totally set you up for failure and disappointment. I went through a period of time where I decided that I wouldn't watch anymore chick flicks because I deemed them "unhealthy" for my psyche. That didn't last long... But seriously, those movies and musicals are unbelievably successful because they prey on FEMALE emotions. And we like it.
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