Firstly, I don't get how most Hollywood movies must introduce a theme of love somewhere amidst all the bloody gore, exploding corpses and mangled vehicles. At the end of it all, when all the carnage and chaos (my two favourite conditions) dissipates, the hero stands tall and snogs the supporting actress while the screen fades. Okay, that's a typical classical Hollywood ending, but somehow I just don't get it. Even so in Van Helsing, when bodies were being thrown around, and blood gushing everywhere, why oh why must they include that last useless scene where she blows him a kiss from the heavens, and why must he fall in love with her in the first place?
I get it! It's a conspiracy by all the actors in Hollywood. The only way they get to snog (for the politically correct audience: kiss) hot young actresses is to include some sort of kissing scene in the middle of the movie, no matter how pointless, no matter how much it doesn't contribute to character building, storyline or suspense, then they botch it up three or four times, then say that they are a lousy kisser and need more practice, then can they practice in the guy's trailer?
Let's see, what other pointless kissing scenes are there in Hollywood? Ah too many to count, and the most irritating ones are those which end the movie, showing that love conquers all. I shudder to think of that one. Love conquering all is a myth propagated to the general public. I'm not being grouchy about love, but somehow, I haven't met any real romantics out there who believe in the concept of love, and romance, which is all so only present in Mills & Boon books as well as other sappy books targeted at love-seeking women. (Yeah, I'm sexist. Guys don't read that kind of crap.)
I would think that love is non-existential. Coz every situation seems that love is based on something else, money, good looks, praticality. Or simply as some people would put it, big err... big... err... never mind. Sometimes it's sexual lust, sometimes it's a personal need. Love? Leave it to the poets, romantics and novelists. For the everyday guy, yes a million dollars over love, any time, any day, twice on Sunday with the little red cherry on top with double scoops of vanilla, chocolate and lots of sprinkles with crushed peanuts and also one of those little umbrellas made from toothpicks and cheap paper. Thank you.