Facts. My feeling is that the Hollywood machine thinks that on-screen romance is no longer sensational/polarizing enough to get butts in theater seats—or maybe that given what the world looks like right now, viewers can't or won't relate anymore. TV is still full of amazing romantic stories, though, we just need that energy put back into theaters again. Having a resurgence of fresh, nuanced romance films would be sensational enough to boost the public mood, I think.