The media often portrays love in a very shallow way. I mean, with the exception of Frozen,
most popular movies portray love like this: guy meets attractive girl
(the guy may or may not be attractive), they fall in love even though
there's nothing particularly special about them besides their good looks
(maybe one of them has great fighting skills, but then again, so does
everyone else in the movie), and there's at least one kissing scene.
Maybe one of them risks their life for their love interest, but then
again, they'll risk their life for anyone or anything that is even
remotely nice. But love isn't about the physical stuff (sexual or
non-sexual). I mean, sure, the physical stuff can be pretty awesome, but
it's most awesome when the people actually love each other. As Olaf
says in Frozen, "love is putting someone else's needs before yours." This means putting someone else's needs before yours even if you'll never see them again. Even if it means losing your life. Even if it means letting them be with the person they love (who isn't you). Even if it means they'll hate you for it.
Media that shows true love (whether it's romantic, platonic, or familial):
- Corpse Bride
- Edward Scissorhands
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Frozen
- The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
- The Outsiders*
- Un Monstre a Paris
- Maleficent
*I am not saying that the characters in The Outsiders always made good decisions regarding love. Dally's decision to (SPOILER ALERT) commit suicide was not to help Johnny, but was based on him feeling that he couldn't live without Johnny (that's not love; that's a sign of mental illness). However, Dally did show true platonic love in other ways, like when he risked his own safety to save Johnny from the burning building, and how he was always trying to prevent Johnny from becoming like him.
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