Love Sick in Media and Entertainment - 890 Words

â€Å"It’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day † (Lopez). Lines like these from the movie, â€Å"The Notebook†, can not help but make any hopeless romantic swoon. Anyone can admit these movies are highly entertaining, but could they be giving us more than just amusement? Social cognitive theorists, like Kimberly R. Johnson and Bjarne M. Holmes, believe that films can leave lasting impacts on the way people, especially impressionable adolescents, perceive love and how to show it ( Marostica). Romantic movies and television shows create unrealistic expectations in our own lives that can foster struggles within relationships. To begin, just imagine how many times a day we encounter some sort of media. It is almost impossible to avoid it, which is why media plays such an enormous role in our lives. Every day we see glamorous images of people that depict a perfect reality. It may or may not come as a surprise that these media outlets affect the way we think about our lives and even the events that we are able to remember. Since people have a numerous amount of options when it comes to entertainment, there is so much competing going on that the stories can be over glamorized. † â€Å"Entertainment has superseded the provision of information; human interest has supplanted the public interest; measured judgement has succumbed to sensationalism.†Show MoreRelatedInformative Speech About K-Pop1417 Words   |  6 Pagesthere are 3 big Entertainment: 1. SM Entertainment: SM stands for Star Museum Entertainment. Originally built by Lee Soo Man and has debuted many popular idols such as Super Junior, Girls Generation, and SHINee. 2. JYP Entertainment: Made by Park Jin Young, the owner and the CEO of the entertainment. JYP stands for his own name Jin Young Park. 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