Stalking, Time Machines and Romance
Hi there! And if you're a normal person reading this title, you may be a little confused about what we're going to be talking about today. But let me try to explain. The topic for today's discussion is as usual about films and their tropes. Specifically, regarding the 'stalker romance' trope and it's devious forms in media. If you're not aware of the stalker romance, fear not! I'll clue you in. It's basically a trope found in romance movies and other genres, where the main lead stalks or 'wears down' his romantic interest over a period of time and eventually gains his/her love. He/she does this through following them, keeping tabs on them and using many other predatory methods to learn more about them, which is played off by the movie as a cute 'gesture'. However, it is still stalking. The difference here is that compared to real life scenarios where the same behavior is emulated, in the movies that you'd see this trope, it isn...