[[ Content warning: movies scenes containing domestic abuse ]] Help me make more videos! https://www.patreon.com/popdetective Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. Abduction as Romance is one of a series of popular media tropes where violence against women and abusive male behavior is presented as necessary, exciting, or romantic. PATREON If you’d like to see more long-form video essays focusing on the intersections of entertainment and masculinity, please help fund this series on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do that via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective TEXT TRANSCRIPT http://popculturedetective.agency/2018/abduction-as-romance COMMENTS All YouTube comments are held for approval due to the harassment of this channel. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Logo Design: Justin McIntosh Outro music: Jonathan Mann https://www.patreon.com/jonathanmann Help us caption and translate this video! https://amara.org/v/jyaJ/