[the phantom]

I'm not talking about what you, or I, or anyone else here expects from a film. I am talking about what the general film-going public expects from a film.

We are the general film-going public. I understand that in respect to this specific movie we are not terribly typical movie fans, but aside from Middle-Earth movies we are the general film-going public, so what you and I expect from movies in general is no different than what others expect.

And I, for one, am not expecting anything from this movie other than what I expect from every other movie I watch. Every time I sit down to watch a movie I expect just this- a good movie. I think you do too. I think everyone does- and I also think most people are like me in that they don't care what's in the movie as long as it's good.

If a movie has no violence in it but is entertaining then the lack of violence doesn't matter. If a movie has no developed male characters but is entertaining then the lack of a developed male character is not noticed.

The same thing goes for movies that lack a love interest.

I posted-

Like I asked before, did any of you, while reading Bilbo's tale, actually stop and notice that there was no love interest?

and you answered-

It was written primarily as a children's tale....

I don't see how that has anything to do with my question. Perhaps it answers why there isn't a love interest in the story- but it doesn't address my query in the least.

I ask again, did anyone (or would you expect anyone to) read The Hobbit (or any enjoyable book) and note the lack of a love interest? If a book is blah then I might think "This book needs something, maybe a love interest" but if the book is good then I think "This book is great...I can't wait to see what happens next." I don't notice anything that isn't there if I'm into the story.