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"Sanji" Vinsmoke

Oi. Make it quick, will ya?

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this ain't romeo and juliet, yuusk

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I would hope not. It is a melodramatic and frustrating play, and for some reason people think it is romantic.

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rly?

i thought it was kinda charming

overblown as shit bc teenagers think the world is ending if they don't get what they want but...

[HE'S NOT EVEN ARGUING he just thinks this says a loooot about them as people and as a couple]

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They know each other for three days, marry and then die. That isn't charming...

Much Ado About Nothing was better for charm and romance. Even if the main couple were easily over looked in favour of the secondary one.

[ doesn't it just.... ]

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well yea if u hyperfocus on those details it looks silly

u gotta look at the emotion between the two main characters, that's the selling point

its why starcrossed lovers is such a huge trope in fiction

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But... why do people enjoy stories in which the protagonists do not get happiness together in the end?

There's nothing satisfying about the bull-headedness of family feuds tearing apart two people who just wanted to be together.

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bc tragedy sells

shit i'd say it sells better than happy endings sometimes

two lovers who can only be reunited in death bc life was too cruel

... or uh that's what i'm assuming

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I wonder why. I always thought reading was escapism. Do we love tragedy so much we choose to escape to it in our free time...?

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Hm. Maybe? That... assumes a lot of things though. I feel I should be less surprised you see the optimistic side of tragic romance.

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some people do yea

shit i know some who hate happy endings bc they feel it's too sugary and unrealistic

tragedies feel more honest to them

but then u got people who like happiness bc life has never treated them kindly so its nice to see even fictional characters get a reprieve

[So you know there are layers to this discussion and stuff.]

oi now i'm super optimistic :)

[Hahahaha that's a joke +_+]

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Hmmm.

The world is tough. I don't think there's anything wrong finding escapism in your entertainment. Even if it can be a little too sugary sweet, yes.

It's about balance. As most things are.

[ PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. ]

Is that so?

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eh i mean everyone's got their tastes

i'm not about to fault someone for loving a dark ending where everyone dies

and wow its like u don't believe me

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... I think I will stick to my fictional happy endings for the moment. That is certainly more to my media tastes.

Not precisely, but I am taking it with a pinch of salt, shall we say.