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patrick star from spongebob, labled “the media”, holding a large watermelon, labled “unnecessarily straight characters”, over a sleeping squidward, labled “every god damn movie”, whose mouth is wide open

  • Makeshift@sh.itjust.works
    416·
    11 days ago

    So much this. Why does every darn movie need some romantic subplot? This crap is everywhere. It’s like heterosexuals can’t imagine a goid story being possible without cramming some random love couple in. Why?? Why was random romance needed?

    A disproportionate number of songs that are total bangers otherwise are also all the same topics on repeat. Soulmate love song, upset breakup love song. Do they not know there’s more things they could sing about?

    • Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca
      12·
      11 days ago

      Hold on, do you think most music has romantic subplots?

      Because the original argument is that a movie about giant robots fighting doesn’t necessarily need a romantic subplot tacked on. It’s not saying a Valentines Day romance movie needs to stop shoving romantic plots down our throats.

      Maybe I’m just not well versed enough in music, but as far as I know, music producers aren’t out there saying, “and now the big kiss… and moving on”.

      • doctorskull@lemmy.world
        242·
        11 days ago

        Every major pop song now features a 2 minute interlude, spoken word only, introducing new characters and lore, almost always shoehorning in a love story that nobody asked for. Jack Antonoff must be stopped.

      • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        Unleash The Archers’ concept album Abyss, the sequel to Apex, has a romantic subplot. Also it’s gay. In the process of defeating the Matriarch, the Immortal falls in love with Earth and Ash, and then loses him. After the Immortal is freed from his curse, he hears Earth and Ash’s voice in his head, telling him not to fall to the same corruption as did the Matriarch.