As a society dictated by the media, we have been taught that happy endings do exist and that no matter what happens it's never our fault... While this has it's pros, sometimes I feel that the cons far outweigh them...

While I enjoy the anti-hero movie just as much as the next guy, it makes me wonder if that could be part of what is causing the rise in crime rates... While before society has been fed the traditional villain in black hats with a hideous smirk on their faces, today's media criminals are smart and stylish and oh so sexy...

Then there is the portrayal of the government as selfish and greedy and who's only aim in life is to control the people over whom they watch over... Governments are greedy and corrupted and should be rebelled against, not obeyed...

Then there are the cops... The good old police who are not only corruptible, they are also generally portrayed as more or less stupid and incompetent...

The whole thing seems like a bit of a catch 22 to me, to be honest... While I admit that there are governments and police forces that are like that, they do still have an important role in society...

If these movies are a reflection of society as many believe they are, then it's not the people who need the regulating, it's the government... Yet the government is the one who is meant to be guarding the people... Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodios?

Then there's my favourite rant subject of all time... Romance...

Everything's romanticised in movies, most of all relationships... This I blame for the lack of respect, compromise and understanding in most people today...

See in movies, no matter what happens, it's never your fault... As big of a pig as you are, if someone breaks up with you because of it, it's not your fault... It's their fault for not being able to accept you as you are...

In reality, relationships should be all about compromise, and while that doesn't have to mean you changing everything inherent about you for someone else, it means changing certain things to make the person you supposedly love happy... It's meant to be a two way thing after all... You can't possibly have a relationship by yourself...

Selfishness is a given in most films, where the hero/ine is always right and things always work out for the best for them... In real life we see ourselves as the hero/ine and when this doesn't happen, we get disappointed and disillusioned by life...

My conclusion? It isn't life that sucks, it's just how you perceive it...