However, it's bogged down by a forced romance between Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Evan (Alex Roe), two characters trying to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. The 5th Wave, a film adaptation of Rick Yancey's novel, offers an intriguing premise about an alien invasion in progress. The film enjoyed commercial success and a moderate 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, but the romantic subplot was widely criticized as unnecessary, with some critics arguing it undermined the movie's focus on the Autobots and Decepticons.

The forced romantic subplot detracts from the film's essence – giant robots fighting each other. What it didn't need was the lukewarm romance between Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox). Michael Bay's Transformers did a fantastic job of bringing our childhood toys to life with dazzling special effects. The film could've focused on the ethical implications of genetic engineering or corporate greed, but instead, we get an awkward kiss amidst a pterosaur attack. The rekindled romance between park manager Claire ( Bryce Dallas Howard ) and dino-trainer Owen ( Chris Pratt ) feels like an unnecessary distraction from the real stars of the movie, the dinosaurs. Jurassic World, which received a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride marred by a tepid romantic subplot. Hollywood sure has a knack for trying to blend romance with dinosaur rampages. Many fans were very loud about how the romantic subplot detracted from the larger narrative, adding unnecessary runtime to an already lengthy film. Tolkien's original work, but it also felt forced and did little to contribute to the story's progression. This romantic subplot not only diverted from J.R.R. Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a film that totally did not need to veer off the Tolkien map to introduce a love story between the elf Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) and dwarf Kili (Aidan Turner). List of people who needed that ill-conceived elf-dwarf romance: zero.

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