Romantic Movies Persuasive Speech Essay

I have to conduct a persuasive speech that shows Romantic movies and books should stop glorifying an unrealistic idea of love.

Persuasive Speech Outline
I.
Intro
a. And they both lived happily ever after….
i. That’s what most of us were brought up thinking
b. Everyone dreams about finding the one
Thesis: Romantic movies and books should stop glorifying an unrealistic idea of love
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IV.
Since 1937, Walt Disney Studios have been releasing various movies that include
princesses.
a. Princesses
i. characteristics that make them individual and more relatable to the young
viewers across the world.
b. All relate to each other
i. Common theme = love all of them having their own stories and
characteristics which make them individual and more relatable to the
young viewers across the world.
1. all end with their Prince Charming.
2. The root of the problem to all the people who hold high
expectations to their love life.
everyone shares the belief that our lives should be like a fairy-tale.
a. Most who grew up with Disney movies now have the expectations that their lives
will resemble a princess.
i. They dream to one day be swept off their feet by their Prince Charming,
1. unrealistically handsome which adds to the expectations, and live
happily ever after.
2. these expectations have stuck with us but in different forms.
a. love at first sight,
3. others believe it is ludicrous
i. Ludicrous: ridiculous
Love Map
a. a person’s mental image of the ideal lover, the ideal love relationship, and ideal
sexual activity with the partner, expressed in fantasy and in actual sexual
behavior.
b. Forms at a young age
i. This is when we are watching those fairytales
1. 5-8 y/o
ii. growing up in our teenage years watch romcoms that build a reality only
achievable in movies
V.
These ideas can cause people to get hurt
a. The ideas of Disney movies have slowly developed into the romantic teen movies
we all know and love.
b. Movies such as, ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ have the shared innocence
of Disney movies but have seemed to grow up with the viewers.
i. This has caused a connection between the viewers and the characters
making the lives of the characters feel more relatable.
c. This has caused men and women to feel like their lives should be like the perfect
lives carried out by the beloved characters they have grown with.
i. Domestic violence
1. why people stay in those relationships not just because they are
manipulated by a sig other but maybe because they were
manipulated once by a falsehood of relationships that they think
maybe one day they can live if they stick it out
2.
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