Melodrama: Difference between revisions

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Contrast [[Dull Surprise]].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* The anime version of ''Heidi'' fall easily into this.

* A lot of [[Shojo]] series, from the 70's to today, have these in spades. In fact, it would be easier to list those [[Shojo]] anime/manga titles in which melodrama ''isn't'' a central element of it. Some examples:

* Melodrama plays a vital role in most [[Yuri Genre]] anime. As with most shojo anime and manga, it would be easier and shorter to list those Yuri Genre shows which ''aren't'' all about melodrama.

* ''[[Death Note]]'', especially the dub. Major plot twists are accompanied by mundane actions and hammy dialogue - see the famous "I'll take a potato chip... AND EAT IT!" scene.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Speaking of, ''[[The Legend of the Titanic]]'' (not to be confused with [[Titanic: The Legend Goes On|the one with the rapping dog]]) is heavy on this in the second half.

* The ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies are adventure melodramas.

* [[The Room|Johnny]] would like you to know that "[[Memetic Mutation|you are TEARING me APART, Lisa]]!" It's amazing how much drama Wiseau attempts to put into the minimal amount of things that actually happen.

* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. Everyone puts intense effort in showing their emotions (worried, happy, frightened, angry...).

* Douglas Sirk did other films, but his most well known are his 1950s Hollywood melodramas, featuring titles such as ''All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind,'' and ''Imitation of Life.''

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* Even though it's a reality show, ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' seems to be chock full of melodrama.

** Reality shows in general are a gold mine for this trope. For example, ''My Kitchen Rules'' makes putting on a dinner party look like an epic tale of love, hate, war and [[Buffy-Speak|other things.]]

* ''[[Scrubs]]'' exists to invert and subvert this trope. The show is about low-ranking, everyday doctors who realistically acknowledge that one third of their patients are old farts about to die and most of their day is spent disimpacting people's bowels. This is in direct contrast to medical dramas such as ''[[House (TV series)|House]], [[ER]]'' and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' where every single patient leads the cast on a roller-coaster of emotional torment and soul-searching. Although it should be noted that the doctors on ''[[Scrubs]]'' have, on occasion, been put on a rollercoaster of emotional torment and soul-searching (by their patients or otherwise) anyway.

* A commercial for mail-order eye contacts had an "overly-dramatic recreation" ("But Mary, our eyes are ''different!''").

 

 

 

== [[Theater]] ==

* [[Takarazuka]] productions.

* ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' and its sequel ''[[Love Never Dies]]''.

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