Jesu li živjeli sretno do kraja života?

Abstract

Analyzing the representation of romantic myths in film can give us insight into the cultural‎ understanding of desirable behaviors related to the areas of marriage, love, romance and sexuality. Whilst ‎a number of authors have already warned about the effects these myths, which idealize the image of ‎love, can have on the public, most research is based on samples which are heavily focused on Hollywood produced‎ films. However, it is important to include filmography from various parts of the globe in the‎ analysis of romantic myths. Based on a sample of 13 films produced in Europe from 2001 to 2020, which are ‎listed among the ”100 Best Fresh Romance Movies“ on the webpage Rotten Tomatoes, alongside acclaimed‎ romantic Croatian films, a content analysis revealed that the sample depicted narratives which tended ‎to award verbal expressions of romantic myths. On the other hand, verbal expressions voicing problems‎ and challenges, although more common, were usually punished. Unlike Hollywood-produced films, the‎ overarching themes of European films were more focused on challenges than on romantic myths.‎