Here we gooooooooo! With the oldest trope of all! Since before William Shakespeare, we have been fascinated with the concept of lovers being torn apart by forces outside of their control. Join us as we dissect this trope.

What's turning us on? 

- Titanic (Paola)

- The Legend of Vox Machina (Dariana) 

Films discussed:

- The Way We Were (1973), dir. Sydney Pollack

- Mississippi Masala (1991), dir. Mira Nair 

- Your Name (2016), dir. Makoto Shinkai

- Disobedience (2017), dir. Sebastian Lelio

Essay mentioned: 

-The Way We Are, by Sophie Krueger

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/02/20/the-way-we-were-1973/