![]() In more heinous examples of the trope, the man kidnaps his victim with the express purpose of love, but examples of this trope are few and far between.Ībduction in Romance is a popular plot device for writers to use as kidnappings provide a fast and easy way to have unlikely characters cross paths and fall in love. The kidnapper is framed as a “decent guy” by the end of the movie. But soon after the abduction, the hostage falls in love with their captor. ![]() In most examples, the trope is invoked when the man kidnaps the woman for purposes other than love. This trope isn’t new and has been around since the birth of literature. You want Jim and Aurora’s relationship to work, and because of this, the film is an example of the domestic abuse trope Abduction as Romance.Ībduction as Romance is a trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and then she eventually falls in love with him. But you wouldn’t realize this as the movie is a love story, and you’re supposed to root for Jim, despite the heinous deed he has committed. Jim robs her of her life, her future and her self-determination. If you’re Aurora in this situation, from her perspective, you’ve been trapped alone on a spaceship with a strange man who has doomed you to die on this ship with him. Intent on pursuing a romantic relationship with Aurora, Jim opens her sleeping pod. While alone on the ship, he begins to obsess over another sleeping passenger, Aurora. Due to a malfunction on the ship, Jim is awoken 90 years too early and grapples with the realization that he will grow old and die alone on the ship before it ever reaches its destination. See, the first half of the film center’s on Jim, Pratt’s character. ![]() The film was marketed as a romance film in space, but from the perspective of Aurora, Lawrence’s character in the film, the film isn’t a romance - it’s a horror movie. ![]() Click the links to read Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4).Ģ016’s “Passengers” is a high-concept sci-fi film featuring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence as space colonists who are awakened from their hibernation 90 years too early. (This is Part 5 in an ongoing series that examines tropes that perpetuate harmful stereotypes and behaviors in media against women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. ![]()
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