i suspect the reason why i haven't seen a good heterosexual romantic movie for a while is because the formula for such conflict has become trite, stale and possibly overdone. hence its reduction to the pop romantic comedy genre.
it used to be that race, class, religion or simply the age-old difference between man and woman were sufficient to create the necessary angst, tenderness, bittersweetness, elevation and sacrifice for a powerful tale. now it seems we need gender identity to generate an equivalent or greater compelling force of emotion. it's a matter of dosage apparently.
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