| Hello again, I was just wondering something. How come in media like shows and movies (foreign or domestic) the guy character doesn't let go of his feelings for the girl, and keeps waiting alone, while the girl always ends up getting married to someone else, despite the fact that she hasn't let go either. It's really depressing, isn't it? It's like she was just getting married because there's a time limit or something... Two perfectly different examples in anime: I can't help but wonder, since I've never been close to anyone. Moderator edit: Spoiler tagged the anime listed. |
TachiiMar 2, 2013 5:06 AM
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| Thanks for spoiling the movies. Because NTR, and it makes for a great plot. That title is incredibly troll-provoking. Non-biased sexuality aside, it's because women need men in their lives (AHAHAH) more than men needing women (HAHAHAHA). Women have a harder time finding men as they get older (HAHAHA) whereas men don't (HAHAHAHAHAH). |
MellowJello said: Pretty much this.Because NTR, and it makes for a great plot. If what you are watching is targeted at a male audience, it is most likely to get a greater emotional response. |
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| This happens in 500 Days of Summer and it makes me cry. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
I didn't think it was that depressing. |
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
Post-Josh said: This happens in 500 Days of Summer and it makes me cry. The man moves on though. Quickly too. |
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YorozuyaGinSan said: Quickly? I think he sulks for quite a while.Post-Josh said: The man moves on though.This happens in 500 Days of Summer and it makes me cry. Quickly too. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| On topic, I'm sure it goes the other way around. It's just that it provokes a different response compared to the male version. Mod Edit: Removed part that was referring to deleted posts. |
LunaMar 1, 2013 11:02 PM
| I think there is a much more profound reason for those kinds of things that happen in the shows you just listed. |
| I'm sure there's a tvtrope for this we just need to find it. |
SirPigeon said: How come in media like shows and movies (foreign or domestic) the guy character doesn't let go of his feelings for the girl, and keeps waiting alone, while the girl always ends up getting married to someone else, despite the fact that she hasn't let go either. It's done this way because of the market it's aimed at are people who can relate. That old idea of "the one who got away" is something pretty popular in all forms of entertainment and storytelling around the world. The reason it's so often told form the point of view of the male is because men will be more inclined to relate - and more importantly WOMEN LIKE IT THAT WAY BETTER TOO and so it raises the overall sell-ability. Guys can relate and women can tell themselves that men never move on from them thus making them enjoy the story as well because it makes them feel needed, wanted, and special while for some also making them feel like that guy they are no longer with still thinks about them. It's also another generic cliche of a man that women tend to view as romantic dreamboats because how touchy feely he is for still holding on to a lost love. The girl always moves on because even if they have feelings for the man still, it gives the story that dramatic event that forces the MC to FINALLY fucking move on - giving the story a close. Having them get together is hilariously unrealistic if they already had something and then stopped, and even moreso if they were never a couple and have drifted apart - plus defeats the moral of the story which is "move the fuck on like a goddamn adult". Also, this keeps it from going into unrelatable territory for it's main market; bitter men who feel betrayed because someone didn't end up with them and women who like seeing that the girl was strong. Basically, this style for this type of story works best to reach the biggest audience. |
TallonKarrde23Mar 2, 2013 12:41 AM
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| because for some reason people like those kinds of plots in movies, books, etc |
| RRRRRRRRRR |
TallonKarrde23 said: How is it unrealistic? Especially if they had mutual feelings for each other (but never confessed to each other). Divorce are quite common in the US anyways.The girl always moves on because even if they have feelings for the man still, it gives the story that dramatic event that forces the MC to FINALLY fucking move on - giving the story a close. Having them get together is hilariously unrealistic if they already had something and then stopped, and even moreso if they were never a couple and have drifted apart - plus defeats the moral of the story which is "move the fuck on like a goddamn adult". Also, this keeps it from going into unrelatable territory for it's main market; bitter men who feel betrayed because someone didn't end up with them and women who like seeing that the girl was strong. Basically, this style for this type of story works best to reach the biggest audience. |
| Actually, I don't see this trope often at all. There are just as many players in the media as there are needy people. There are plenty of movies with female protagonists that can't let go of their male counterparts. It goes both ways. |
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MellowJello said: Women have a harder time finding men as they get older (HAHAHA) whereas men don't (HAHAHAHAHAH). If you don't think that women's reproductive viability falls much faster than men's then the joke's on you. |
| It's certainly one of the more relatable story lines as far as slice of lifes go. Like others have said before, it increases the overall marketability of the series. Me personally, my life is exactly like the MC from 5 CM, so these "moving on" series always get me right in the feels. |
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