Chick Flicks and Chick Culture

Another academic source that I will be using within in my research paper is a critical essay called, "Chick Flicks and Chick Culture" written by Suzanne Ferriss and Mallory Young. I am using this source because it describes the thoughts of society and why many people think that melodramas being oriented toward women is a negative subject. What I learned from this critical essay is that many people think that the definition of a melodramatic "chick flick" is, “ …[when a group of] unwilling male theatergoers [go along] to their girlfriends' film choices”. I feel that with society putting melodramas in this negative light today, it will always have a negative connotation, but I completely disagree with this thought. I feel that women choose to read and watch this genre because they either want a temporary escape from reality or want to see what they can aspire to. I feel that women ARE more emotional than men are, but not in a negative way, it is just a fact that is statistically proven. I feel that the melodrama is an important genre to our society today, without it there would be less book/movie options for women AND men to choose from after having a very long and/or stress day/week.