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The video essay criticizes the abduction as romance trope in media, where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. The essay argues that this trope excuses and romanticizes abusive male behavior, and reinforces harmful myths about domestic violence. The essay gives examples of movies that use this trope, such as Passengers, Beauty and the Beast, and V for Vendetta, and analyzes how they frame the abductor as a sympathetic or heroic character. The essay concludes that this trope needs to be retired, and that writers should find other ways to create on-screen relationships.
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1. The 2016 film Passengers is about a romance in space between two people who wake up from hibernation too early.
2. The film has been criticized for portraying an abusive relationship as a love story.
3. The film is an example of the abduction as romance trope, where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him.
4. The trope is common in media and often excuses and romanticizes the violent behavior of abusive men.
5. The trope also reinforces myths about domestic abuse, such as the idea that abusive men can change with the right woman or that love can cure violence.
6. The trope needs to be retired and replaced with healthier and more realistic depictions of relationships.