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Romantic Movies
Feb. 13th, 2006 07:53 pmI was at my computer a few evenings ago when I heard the gorgeous melodies of the soundtrack to Lady Jane drifting down from upstairs.
I don’t watch it as much as I used to, but Lady Jane is one of my all-time favorite movies, and as I let the music carry me back into the romantic story, I thought about Valentine’s Day coming up, and how I’m feeling open to love again, and that the top movies on the American Film Institute’s Top 100 Greatest Love Stories list end with the main characters not together.
In order, the top four are: Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, West Side Story, and Roman Holiday. My impression is that #5, An Affair to Remember, also does not end with a happily ever after, but I could be wrong. Then comes The Way We Were and Dr. Zhivago. At #8 – It’s a Wonderful Life – there is a happy ending. (The complete list is here.)
For no other reason than that Lady Jane has me thinking about it, here are my top romantic movies, which I'm defining as those that make me believe in love.
As I wrote these, I realized that most of my favorite romantic movies involve transformation. Whether it’s Guildford and Jane breaking out of their narrow perspectives on the world, or other characters healing from heartbreak, these movies show that love is more than just a romantic or passionate collision.
( The envelope, please. )
I don’t watch it as much as I used to, but Lady Jane is one of my all-time favorite movies, and as I let the music carry me back into the romantic story, I thought about Valentine’s Day coming up, and how I’m feeling open to love again, and that the top movies on the American Film Institute’s Top 100 Greatest Love Stories list end with the main characters not together.
In order, the top four are: Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, West Side Story, and Roman Holiday. My impression is that #5, An Affair to Remember, also does not end with a happily ever after, but I could be wrong. Then comes The Way We Were and Dr. Zhivago. At #8 – It’s a Wonderful Life – there is a happy ending. (The complete list is here.)
For no other reason than that Lady Jane has me thinking about it, here are my top romantic movies, which I'm defining as those that make me believe in love.
As I wrote these, I realized that most of my favorite romantic movies involve transformation. Whether it’s Guildford and Jane breaking out of their narrow perspectives on the world, or other characters healing from heartbreak, these movies show that love is more than just a romantic or passionate collision.
( The envelope, please. )
