And of course, even in romantic comedies, some of the enjoyment comes from vicariously feeling the downs as well as the ups of the principal character as they cope with the various tribulations the film throws at them. It's very hard to imagine interesting fiction in which there is no conflict and no difficulty and everything goes right, except possibly porn, and perhaps not even there.
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Date: 2001-06-13 04:17 am (UTC)And of course, even in romantic comedies, some of the enjoyment comes from vicariously feeling the downs as well as the ups of the principal character as they cope with the various tribulations the film throws at them. It's very hard to imagine interesting fiction in which there is no conflict and no difficulty and everything goes right, except possibly porn, and perhaps not even there.