Romeo and Juliet to Before Sunrise, Before Sunset (the twin movies) all had the strongest of loves but no ever after story..
I had this thought today and I realized this is because it makes business sense. Let me try to explain.
Most of the people interested in watching / reading these stories are countless multitudes of hopeless romantics as against the few (if at all) have a happily ever after life. So simply enough, target the market segment that will pay better.
As an afterthought probably the strongest of the bonds are those that could not be for a long time (the ever in the above phrase) but those that lived lifetimes while it lasted.. It probably is the "in spite of" that makes the story great but then again it’s a hopeless romantic who is speaking so I cannot make very objective judgement.
Let me know what you guys think Is it just because its best for business or are these stories as great as they are made out to be?
