All very good points and I agree that syrenslure brings up elements I hadn't fully considered.
I think that gategrrl really sums it up well in some of the posts she made here. I'm more considered on viewer intent right here and how a romantic subplot can be morphed into the main plot of a story.
If I am reading a romance, then I know the end result should be romance. However, I would be jarred if I am watching a movie or a tv how that focuses mainly on friendship or family and suddenly it ends with romance. The story doesn't match up with the end theme.
The end result of Gone with the Wind should not be the same as the end of LOTR.
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If I am reading a romance, then I know the end result should be romance. However, I would be jarred if I am watching a movie or a tv how that focuses mainly on friendship or family and suddenly it ends with romance. The story doesn't match up with the end theme.
The end result of Gone with the Wind should not be the same as the end of LOTR.
It fascinates me.