Themes of manipulation are found in many popular books and movies produced today.
One major theme is cat-fishing. There is an entire MTV series as well as multiple movies that deal with this issue.
Cat-fishing is pretending to be someone else, normally someone who is considered to be more attractive or popular, in order to get closer to another person or begin a relationship with them. This is an example of inter-manipulation.
Another major theme is an outside world that forces two characters to end up together. An example of this would be The Hunger Games book and movie franchise or the movie Nerve.
In Nerve, the characters are put into a game where the choices they make have life or death consequences. Their choices are given to them by an outside audience. In the movie, the audience forces the two main characters to get together. This is an example of extra-manipulation.
Another theme is when a character pushes another out of the way in order to get the relationship that they want. An example of this is Scarlett Johansson's character in he's just not that into you.
In this movie, Scarlett Johansson's character wedges her way between a married couple in an effort to seduced and win over the man that she wants to be with.
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