>>79492092>b-but the plots are much more varied in my genre of preference, i-it's not comparable at all ;_;Seriously? You're trying to squirm like this?
>The payoff for romance is always "the guy gets the girl :)"Sure, and the payoff for very many genres is always "the protagonist succeeds and the ending has hope for the future :)"
It depends on where the story's emphasis is. Romance genre focuses on emotions, so the happy or hopeful ending is usually the pair being together. Not always though.
However action/adventure genre might focus on the hero's journey, so the happy or hopeful ending is them succeeding in the end goal of keeping the horrible disaster of some type at bay and also growing as a person. You have very, very few action/adventure genre movies where the protagonist for example fails miserably and the world is plunged into hopeless darkness, with the exception of trilogy mid-sequels where the story isn't finished yet. People who watch action/adventure expect the grand ending with bravery, hope, success that comes from hard work, triumph. People who watch romance genre expect the happy ending with daring to follow your heart, hope, happy ending that comes from all the emotional stuff the protagonists have gone through, triumph.
The elements just take different from because the genre's main focus is elsewhere. It doesn't change that you're a naive, ignorant fool for genuinly trying to shit on romance for repeating themes and arcs when every singe genre there is tends to repeat themes and arcs. Just because you personally aren't interested in a genre (or can't enjoy it due to having underdeveloped emotions, idk) and view it all as repetitive crap doesn't mean your own genre of preference wouldn't be similarly repetitive crap for someone who wouldn't be interested in those themes. Pot calling the kettle black etc.
