One can of course just enjoy this as an animated romantic story.
But one can also choose to go beyond the surface and examine why the story works, the stereotypes it uses (so we get to fill in the gaps) and the way our emotions are invoked (or to be cynical, manipulated) by the story.
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Joe Garner III
To quote the internet meme: “Still a better love story than Twilight.”
Don Johnson
One can of course just enjoy this as an animated romantic story.
But one can also choose to go beyond the surface and examine why the story works, the stereotypes it uses (so we get to fill in the gaps) and the way our emotions are invoked (or to be cynical, manipulated) by the story.
Roger Fink
…or we can put it as eloquently as Denny. I enjoyed this…