Ghostbusters has a lot of love. We've got the usual romantic plots we often find in comedies, with the lead guy chasing after a girl who's way out of his league. Then that love plot is tied in with what we see in adventure stories, where he rescues her from a monster to win her love.
To top it off, we've also got a couple comic love-subplots going on. Whoa, who knew Ghostbusters was a romantic comedy? Besides romantic love, Ghostbusters gives us the brotherly love between the Ghostbusters themselves, while also rekindling a love of New York City that'd been lost in 1980's.
Questions about Love
- In what ways is Ghostbusters a romantic comedy?
- How are other types of love besides romantic seen in the movie?
- What are the main romantic plots in the movie?
Chew on This
Take a peek at these thesis statements. Agree or disagree?
In many ways, the romances of Ghostbusters function like the ones in a Shakespearean comedy.
Peter's fascination with Dana is more lust than love.