On the
most recent episode of “How I Met Your Mother,” Barney and Robin run through
their rehearsal dinner before getting married. Marriage is something that
brings families and total strangers together to see the union of two people. Through television shows, we can see complete strangers converging on a subject
they find simply beautiful. In fact, relationships in the media, in general, seem to
bring about empathetic feelings across its spectrum of viewers.
From
the most underrepresented and realistic relationships to the most popularly
debated relationships in the media, love plots seem to grab viewers. In fact,
for some reason, it appears relationships in television and movies can sometimes involve
viewers more than the two people in the relationships themselves.
Let’s
take one of the most heavily debated relationships for example. Some
relationship that has plowed its way across media from movies to commercials on
television. A relationship that nobody wants to talk about, but it seems like
everyone has. A relationship in a movie that the actors themselves have stated hatred for. I’m talking about “Twilight.”
I can’t
believe I’m actually going to talk about "Twilight" on my blog…
“Twilight” fans, or “twihards”, or “fanpires”, whatever you want to call them,
have somehow forced their debate of whether the main character, Bella Swan,
should choose a relationship between the roughneck werewolf, Jacob, or the
iconic pretty-boy vampire, Edward, into the unwarranted ears of millions.
The movie series mostly consists of the portrayal of Bella’s struggle to make
this decision. Now, how can a relationship that even the actors themselves hate
to portray become so famous? I have
absolutely no idea. Yet somehow, this social debate has been emphasized so much
that the movie has become popular to all ages and genders. I mean ALL ages and
genders, check out this Burger King commercial to see what I mean.
Elderly
fan-girls. What could be better? The fact remains that this movie's relationship has somehow converged the hearts of millions on the simple topic of a relationship. Furthermore, this movie has
ascended all forms of criticism because of its roots in relationship struggles,
regardless of how bad anyone has thought the content of the movie is.
Let’s
move on to another iconic relationship, something a little more television
related. Ross and Rachel on “Friends.” Honestly, “Friends” is one of my
favorite sitcoms of all time. Yet, if you asked me to sum it up, I would tell
you that it depicts the relationship between Ross and Rachel. This isn't’t, at
all, what the show is about. It’s not even the only relationship present on the
show. Yet this relationship takes the viewer through fields of emotions, some
of these being happiness, regret, excitement, despair, and anger.
By definition, a sitcom is supposed
to make the viewer laugh. However, relationships are one of the very few
mechanisms writers use to deviate from the common jokes. When we look back on
our lives, we’re likely to remember the things that stand out. Our first break
up, our first love, the most fun times we've had with our friends, or the
things that hurt us most. Anything that has made us feel a certain emotion very
strongly probably sticks out to us the most.
If you think about it, these
relationships present us with something that sticks out among the crowd. All
the jokes conglomerate in our head so that all we truly remember is, “it was a
funny show.” Meanwhile, these relationships have bought different emotions to
us, and helped us to strongly feel them. The same goes for a platforms not
based on comedy, like “Twilight.” The relationships make us mimic strong
emotions, and thus we remember them well.
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