Ever since the start of the "Roaring 20's," Americans have had a fascination with the film industry and all the bells and whistles that go along with it. Even today, we become obsessed with movie stars, the actors and actresses who star in these films. We long for their glamorous lives and we begin to see them not as people, but as truly elite individuals. There have been countless examples of this in history - movie stars whose lives are invaded by fans, paparazzi, and other media gurus who want so badly to know every burning detail of their lives. However, if we take a step back for a second , we start to realize how ridiculous this whole idea is. Our obsessions with movie characters, for both children and adults, is, inevitably, a far fetched dream of what we wish our lives could be like. There are many different facets to these dreams and hopes, whether it's to be rich and famous, to fall in love, get revenge, or to simply find yourself. Regardless of what the dream is, movies have been and will forever continue to be an outlet for writers, producers, and movie-goers alike to bring those dreams to life, even if only for an hour or two. Looking at some of the research that our class compiled over the past couple of weeks, I realized that in both children's and adults movies, there were a few similar themes that arose regarding wish fulfillment. One of these was finding true love. Between 12 kids movies and 12 adult movies, there were 6 in each category that had the theme of "finding true love." This data does not surprise me at all, due to the fact that love has always been a prominent theme when it comes to the film industry. Whether you're 42 and watching Gone with the Wind or 5 and watching Cinderella, it doesn't matter because at some point, Clark Gable and Prince Charming are going to show up and sweep the girl off their feet in an overly dramatic and picturesque romantic scene, reassuring the viewer that true love does exist. Especially for women and little girls, I think that this dynamic in films can actually be somewhat harmful. Not to say that there aren't men out there that will show up with a glass slipper at the strike of midnight to take you off into the sunset in a pumpkin carriage made by your fairy godmother - all I'm saying is that for the majority of women, this ideal love scene is unrealistic and gives us a false pretense for the real world and a blurry view of what falling in love is "supposed to look like. Before I step off my high horse, it should be noted that these unrealistic love scenes are not only in children's princess movies, but in adult movies as well. The only difference a lot of the time is that the writers include more real life situations, conflicts, and scenery, persuading the viewer to think these scenes are more likely to happen in real life, and not only that, but that it will happen to them. This sets us up, inevit