There are many
romantic films, but there are only five basic types of love story: First love, Obsession,
Teacher and pupil, Rich
and poor, and Sacrifice. Here are
some examples from Hollywood…
1 My Fair Lady film type: Teacher and pupil
She is a poor
girl who sells flowers and he is a university professor. He teaches her to
speak English ‘like a princess’. She falls in love with him but he thinks she
is only an interesting pupil. She gets angry and she leaves him. In the end he
says he loves her
2 An Officer and a Gentleman film type: Rich and poor
He’s an
American Marine. He wants to be an officer. She works in a factory. Her family
are very poor. They go out together, and they fall in love. She wants to get
married, but he’s very ambitious, and he leaves her. But in the end he can’t
live without her, and he comes back to the factory for her
3 Fatal Attraction film type: Obsession
He’s a happy
family man. He meets a woman at work. They have a passionate love affair. He
wants to finish it, but she doesn’t want to stop. She follows him everywhere,
and makes his life impossible. In the end his wife kills her.
4 Romeo and Juliet film type: First love
They are very
young. He meets her at a party and they fall in love, but his family hate her
family. They spend one night together. She says ‘I love you but our love is
impossible’. They want to go away and get married, but in the end they die.
5 The Bridges of Madison County film type: Sacrifice
She is a
housewife, married with two children. Her family go away for the weekend. A man
stops at her house. They fall in love. He says ‘Let’s get married’, but she
loves her children and she can’t leave them. In the end he goes away and she
stays with her husband. But she never forgets him, and he never forgets her.
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