So I'm watching a film where the main actresss gets cancer, it's obvious she's gonna die. What's the point of making rom coms with unhappy endings?
It's to portray the frailty and fragile nature of our lives - to help people learn to cherish what happiness they have before it's all taken away. We're all going to die... a tale of premature mortality can often wake people up to themselves - appreciate what good times you have while you can, or something.