… or does he?
It’s a favourite trope of the rom-com films.
Boy meets girl. Girl rejects boy. Boy then doggedly pursues the girl, until one day she realises she’s in love with him. Cue the happily ever after.
We have all seen the same movies. That same story played over and over on cinema screens worldwide.
Not one of these writers, producers, or directors ever took a step back and thought that this is sending a message of utmost creepiness. The movie and television creators need to take a long, hard look at what they are putting out there. No one in real life would appreciate being on the receiving end of this behaviour. Why is it then being normalised in works of fiction? Life does imitate art from time to time.
For many this has almost written their entire playbook. Some have realised the creepiness thereof and changed their ways.
Others on the other hand…