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Valentin’s Day is a special date liked by many and hated by
countless as well. The couples feel like they are in the clouds and the singles
either don't care, or feel sad because they are alone. The origins of the
celebration go back to Saint Valentine, a widely recognized third-century Roman
saint commemorated on February fourteen and since the High Middle Ages is
associated with the tradition of dignified love. Particularly, it’s the day
when you have the excuse to give a bouquet of roses to your loved one,
chocolates, a card with a lovely declaration of affection… Just don’t forget
that if you have a special one, you don’t have to wait for this day to have
this kind of gestures, treat that person every day like they are your number
one.
Furthermore, in celebration of this day, we decided to make a list
of 13 films to get through Valentin's Day this year.
Titanic
Titanic is a classic, therefore, it couldn’t be out of this list. Directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron, the romance-disaster film was a commercial success. Titanic is the second highest-grossing film of all time.
The film depicts the story of Rose and Jack. Members of a different social class, these two, fall in love aboard the ship.
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall and released in 1990. The film became one of the highest grossing films in the 90s. The cast s made up of familiar faces such as Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Héctor Elizondo, Laura San Giacomo and Jason Alexander.
The film portrays the love story between a prostitute and a wealthy businessman. Due to their social differences, this couple faces a lot of struggles along the way.
Crazy Stupid Love
Crazy Stupid Love was a film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and written by Dan Fogelman. The romantic-comedy film was released in 2011. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon are the main cast of the film.
Cal Weaver used to have a perfect life – good job, nice house, amazing children and beautiful wife – until he finds out that his wife cheated on him and he decides to get divorced. Jacob Palmer helps this divorced 40 year-old-man to be a sensation with women.
La La Land
La La Land is American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are the main stars of the film. The film won in every category for which it was nominated at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, with a record-breaking seven wins.
La La Land shows the story of Jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who later fall in love with each other in LA while trying to pursue their dreams. It does not have the happy ending that many wanted it to have but I enjoyed the realistic ending.
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet was released in 2010 and it was directed by Gary Winick. Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael García Bernal and Franco Nero are part of the cast.
On her trip to Italy with her busy fiancé, she finds a letter that has been hidden for 50 years. Therefore, she decides to become one of the “secretaries of Juliet” and help Claire Smith - the woman who wrote the letter - find her true love. Along the way, she falls in love with her grandson.
Dear John
Dear John is romantic-drama war film released in 2010. The film is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' 2006 novel of the same name. Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum are the main actors.
The film depicts the love story between a soldier and a young woman. After being deployed to a war, the couple exchange letters to each other.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Grey is a romance, an erotic romance released in 2015, and starred by Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson. Namely, the series is inspired by the famous books of the English author E. L. James.
The story is about the innocent twenty-one-year-old Anastasia Steele, an ordinary English literature student at University, that one day meets the enigmatic and attractive CEO Christian Grey. She will live new adventures and feel new and exciting emotions that she never thought that she would experience in her life.
Australia
Australia is such a classic romance/drama movie. The movie was released back in 2008, was directed by Baz Luhrmann, and brought to live by stars like Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
This unique film plot portrays Lady Sarah Ashley that travels from Britain to Australia to inspect a cattle ranch she inherited. There she meets a stubborn local known as the Drover and is obligated to spend a lot of time with him. Consequently, both protagonists will start to develop feelings for each other, directing the viewer to a beautiful love story.
Australia story starts in the tense times that are approaching World War II. The film deals with very interesting topics, such as racism and religion.
The Lucky One
The Lucky One is a Romance released in 2012, inspired by the book of Nicholas Sparks whose name is the same. The movie is starred by Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling.
Zac Efron represents Logan Thibault, a Marine that miraculously returns home from his third tour of duty in Iraq. In fact, he believes that the only reason he is alive is due to a picture that he found there and saved him from certain death. Because of this, he begins his search for the mysterious girl of the photography, that he later meets and whose name is Beth. They begin to approach, and love begins to be born.
Stardust
Stardust is a lovely fantasy romance from 2007, with actors like Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, among others.
Tristan Thorne makes a promise to the prettiest girl in the village, whose heart he hopes to win: that he will bring her back a fallen star. What he doesn't expect is that when he finally sees one, he faces not a chunk of space rock, but a gorgeous woman named Yvaine. With this said, Yvaine is in a great danger: after her, are the princes that need to capture her in order to become the King and an evil witch that needs her, so she and her sisters keep their youth.
The Notebook
Another classic, from 2004, inspired by one book of Nicholas Sparks and with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in the main roles.
The story happens in the first half of the twenty century, in South Carolina, where a poor country boy named Noah Calhoun and a rich city girl whose name is Allie share an intense love. They will go through problems and complications, but in the end, they seem to always find each other.
Romeo + Juliet
Who doesn't know the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet? Such an intense love that in the end, they put an end to their own lives because they couldn't imagine life without each other.
Romeo + Juliet is 1996 movie, an adaptation of the Shakespearean classic to a most modern scenario. The cast includes Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Last Song
One more movie, from 2010, inspired by a book of Nicholas Sparks and starred by Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.
Ronnie is a teenage girl who after a few years away from her father, is annoyed when she finds herself obliged by her mother to spend the summer with her brother at her father's house. The story tells the development of Ronnie's relationship with her father since both share interest in Music and her relationship with Will Blakelee, a local boy for who she starts to develop feelings.
Jesika & Mariana
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I saw Titanic in the cinema last weekend. I always forget how amazing it is! No Valentine's Day is complete without it!
ReplyDeleteTitanic is, in fact, an incredible Romance. There is so much emotion in the three-hour movie. Happy Valentine's day! - Jesika & Mariana
DeleteThis is such a good idea for a blog post, I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI feel like another good one would be 'How to be Single'
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Thank you so much for reading the article. We are glad that you liked it! "How to be single" is such a good idea for an article, we are actually specialists on the subject ahah! Happy Valentine's Day! - Jesika & Mariana
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