Image is to the mind what perception is to the soul. Have movie-makers ended up distorting both in an attempt to deliver ‘happy’ stories?
You’ve got mail. Every time these words appeared on Kathleen Kelly’s computer screen, she got butterflies in her stomach in anticipation of the words (from her mysterious friend) that lay unread in that mail. But this together with the background song ‘You’re a Dream to me’ often leaves the audience with the same feeling too, especially those who thrive on sweet nothings! Whether it is the perfectly-directed chemistry of love and companionship between Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in movies like You’ve Got Mail and When Harry met Sally or the extremely optimistic plot performed to perfection by Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in flicks like Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, romantic Hollywood flicks leave many mesmerised and hopeful (rather adamant) of true (rather perfect) love in their lives too. A recent Australian survey released by Warner Home Video backs this observation. Almost half of the respondents blamed the ‘inevitable happy endings’ of rom-coms to have ‘ruined their view of an ideal relationship.’
Well, with this research, let’s not assume that the Australians are extra-soppy! Hollywood and Bollywood (largely) have immensely influenced Indian minds and hearts too. “The image of a good relationship in the minds of most of the couples I meet stems from Hindi films. The influence is so deep that subconsciously the expectations from each other are from the perfect relationship portrayed in movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ). In fact, many girls look for the boyish charm of Shahrukh Khan (of DDLJ) in their partner and I often end up telling them how Shahrukh in reality must not be like that all the time! In the beginning of the relationship, all is hunky-dory but as monotony sets in, (which is absolutely normal) people tend to overreact since the ‘perfect picture’ starts to dissolve,” says Dr. Nisha Khurana, a Delhi based Marriage Counselor.
Well, with this research, let’s not assume that the Australians are extra-soppy! Hollywood and Bollywood (largely) have immensely influenced Indian minds and hearts too. “The image of a good relationship in the minds of most of the couples I meet stems from Hindi films. The influence is so deep that subconsciously the expectations from each other are from the perfect relationship portrayed in movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ). In fact, many girls look for the boyish charm of Shahrukh Khan (of DDLJ) in their partner and I often end up telling them how Shahrukh in reality must not be like that all the time! In the beginning of the relationship, all is hunky-dory but as monotony sets in, (which is absolutely normal) people tend to overreact since the ‘perfect picture’ starts to dissolve,” says Dr. Nisha Khurana, a Delhi based Marriage Counselor.
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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