I have a friend a lot like you, DominicCobb, and I understand this perspective, but I simply don’t see it the same way. I don’t think there’s much point in discussing it on and on, I’ve been over this topic with other people for over three continuous weeks, so I’m not really up to doing that again. If it happens, fine, I just hope it’s done well, which is my main concern. Rarely have I seen it done well other than for good press.
I understand worrying that it wouldn’t be done well, but then again you could worry that a lot of things wouldn’t be done well. At the end of the day you have to put your faith in the filmmakers.
I think the fact that you don’t see it from that perspective is probably because you’ve been conditioned to traditional male/female pairings. Not your fault, but Hollywood’s near exclusivity to heterosexual relationships has made it seem like that is what’s normal, and other types of relationships are less so. I think if there were more homosexual relationships in media you’d be more inclined to take my perspective.
In fairness, because there are less homosexual relationships in media there are less examples of homosexual relationships done subtlety and believably. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t possible.