The Poetics of chick flicks

After reading what Aristotle said were the five traits of a tragedy I realized something: Aristotle also invented the chick flick. In most instances they serve as the perfect example of Aristotle's tragedies. A personal favorite of mine, The Notebook, seems to fit his definition particularly well. It's easy to but yourself in the main characters shoes, as you initially follow their summer romance. You feel pity and even fear when the young couple is torn apart by her parents. For the more tender-hearted you wonder if they will ever see each other again. The entire move is a display of human nature, it shows the desire to love and be loved, our sometimes impulsive and irrational thought processes and what the most important things in life boil down to. I would never want to ruin the ending for those who haven't seen this "classic" but I will say it has one of the most poetic and beautiful endings that leaves a viewer wonder in what the true power of love it. Cheesy and completely sappy, just have Aristotle had in mind, I'm sure.