Analysis Of The African Romance Movies

By Nelda Powers


Romantic films are visual recording in form of a movie or a play that focus on assessing various types of emotion between two lovers. The films are commonly recorded to be played in theaters or aired on televisions. The African romance movies are set in various settings so as to fully bring out various aspects of love. The cast develops a number of special emotions. The main characters follow certain paths which in most cases end up in tragic situations.

A play or a cast has a number of characters. The main characters are helped by the supporting players so as to develop a number of subject matters. In most love movies, the lovers are a man and a special woman. The movie setting is created such these two ends up meeting in very unfortunate conditions. The settings are configured by the movie directors so as to achieve this goal.

A number of the love stories work towards moving the emotions of the audience. Most of them often find themselves in very hard and compromising situations. The plot and the development of the story aim at boosting the suspense of various events. Conditions that bring the two lovers together are artificially generated in most events. In others, the forces of nature bring the lovebirds together. This is followed by a series of events culminating in falling in love.

In most cases, the romance lovers face a couple of obstacles along the way. There could be financial complications especially where one of them is from humble background. Physical illness or terminal sickness also increases the chances of being discriminated upon. There could be psychological discrimination and restraints by one of the families also. All these threaten the union between the parties in question.

Strong and well founded relationship have to face some tests. The tests form a very strong wall between the partners. In some cases, the walls may drive the partners away from each other over a period of time. Temptations from the opposite sex may lead to cheating even in very strong relationships. Infidelity may cause withdrawal among couples. The union of love faces tension in such times. This may bring about some differences between the woman and the man in the film.

Most of the love films explore a couple of essential themes. Most of them tend to explore love at first sight. This often happens especially where the partners meet in very tragic conditions. This brings a lot of messages especially for the viewers.

The movies can be categorized into a number of smaller genres depending on theme being brought out. The target audience also determines the category of the film. Drama focuses on developing several themes. In most cases, the plots developed aim at overcoming various obstacles. These films are mainly meant for the female viewers.

Chick flicks are one of the commonest African romance movies. They focus on developing special attachments with the female audience. Most on them bring about several themes. They focus on educating how women ought to be handled. Women are very special beings who ought to be taken care of and loved always.




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