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Sharyn Wolf made an interesting observation with respect to love stories in films (in her amazing guide "Guerrilla dating tactics" - which in spite of its title is equally valuable for your professional activities). It is best to simply cite her, since Wolf likes to play with meta-language. We all base the choice of our words on elusive and highly personal feelings - which is both comfortable and nerveracking for others. But Wolf is especially gifted in this aspect. On p.170 she writes: "Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark or Alien, and it's easy to be sucked into the excitement. No one need to tell you that Nazis and space monsters appear courtesy of the special effects department. You enjoy the adventure, but you don't kick yourself for not having similar adventures in your own life. Oh sure, you might decide to take up a new risk because the movie reawakened your adventurous spirit, but at the bottom of it all, your life won't resemble this movie". I guess that Wolf enjoys teasing, and is effective in using sarcasm. In order to hammer her message into your head, she continues: "We know romance movies are made up too, but they work on us in a different way. There are no monsters or explosions to constantly remind us that this is a fantasy. And for most of us, our hope of finding true love is greater than our hope of finding alien forms of life". (EB: Amazing! I guess that she dislikes pets) "Romance movies depict love like a cliffhanger; at any moment things could fall apart as two people experience rapturous sex marked by chronic ambivalence, overcoming the obstacles, fighting for the relationship, and beating gargantuan odds to be together". I suggest that you read this amazing passage at least three times. Reflect on it. With such a perspective on reality any film script must seem a banality.
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