While romance movies and horror movies are very popular genres, there is an ongoing debate on whether a certain one is better than the other. However romance movies are superior to horror movies because they can be relatable or provide comfort to people that are going through a hard time.
Movies
While some may say Romance movies are predictable because they tend to have the same storyline, there are movies that have romance and comedy in them or even varying plot twists.The films “Ten things I hate about you,” “Clueless,” “the proposal,”and “27 Dresses” are all great examples. Watching Romance movies is a way some people get their emotions out, while others prefer another option like a suspenseful movie with horror, comedy and romance. One example that comes to mind is the new movie released this year “Heart eyes”. Mainly because the plot is all about a killer that goes around murdering couples near Valentine’s day. When one fake couple keeps escaping they are hunted and fall for each other, ultimately keeping the romance in the movie but still with the suspense..(Recommend). It really expresses the feeling of a ‘‘sweetly sinister” atmosphere with ‘hilarious’ moments, making it a unique and fun genre mashup”.
Benefits
Many people search for comfort in Rom-coms as they are going through hard times, they like to see at least someone or something with a happy ending. They provide a chance for people to escape reality when they are feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes people want movies with love and no happy ending so they can relate to them. Whether its; forbidden love, the right person, the wrong time, or one sided love, it truly gives them contentment in the moment.
When people try relating to the elements of a movie, it’s quite difficult to do so in horror films. This is because many of them are not true(fantasy) or enhanced stories that have been claimed to be true, yet no one actually knows. One could say you can relate to horror films by showing fear or thoughts of overthinking. However they don’t help calm the viewers minds or anxiety down, if fact, it just makes it worse. Giving them false hope. According to Google, studies show that people that watch romance movies can help improve their real life relationships because they set the difference between a healthy and toxic relationship. “Rather than setting unrealistic expectations, watching rom-coms may actually make relationships better by showcasing positive relationships and reinforcing hopeful aspects of love.”
Romance and horror
Both Genres do have their own lessons incorporated into movies in their own way. While there is the lesson of why not to talk to strangers over the phone(Scream), “People aren’t always who they seem to be”. There is also the lesson that “friendship is key”, and to “Nev