Love is a four-letter word that seems plain on the surface, but when put into context, it becomes the most complicated word in any language. For a long time, hopeless romantics have wished for fairytale love and happy endings like they see in film. Movies can be a strong force in evoking the emotion of love, even though they aren't always true.
Certain films have the ability to offer audiences the same thrill as falling in love. Given the current state of the planet, but with hope on the horizon, many people trapped at home might benefit from the oxytocin-induced warm and fuzzy feeling, whether they're watching a long-running on-screen relationship, single actors, or a new romance blossom.
Nicholas Sparks is known for writing the "creme de la crème" of romantic stories. The Notebook, starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, is a perfect example. Noah and Allie, a young couple, are at the core of the plot. It's the same old storey: she's from the upper crust, and he's the polar opposite, but the two fall madly in love.
The scene that captures the essence of what it's like to fall in love is set on their first date. Allie emerges from her shell as the two explore their futures in the middle of the lane, culminating in them dancing under the traffic signals.
These kinds of optimistic discussions should be part of every first date, and the silent street signifies that they are the only two people in the world.
This film is a classic and truly the best of Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. It is directed by Rob Reiner and stars Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. The Katz's Deli scene with the oh-so-famous line "I'll have what she's getting" would be remembered by most viewers, but this film is so much more. Friends turned lovers, this film takes a unique approach to unrequited love.
Sally and Harry never seem to be on the same page, and they go back and forth with their emotions for years. Of course, as they grow older and spend more time together, there's no doubt about how they feel about each other. For many viewers, the movie's final scene, in which Harry rushes to find her before midnight on New Year's Eve, is the pinnacle moment.
Love can happen by accident and proximity. Even if the characters dislike each other at the start of the novel. In Dirty Dancing, Baby and Johnny definitely started out this way. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey are widely regarded as one of the best on-screen chemistry couples. However, it is rumoured that the two actors, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, had a deep hatred for one another.
Of course, when the couple fell in love, they let the passion burn on screen for everyone to see. This storey depicts what it's like to gradually realise that the person you thought you knew was evil isn't so bad after all.
Kat Stratford is a hardened teenager who is all about feminism and the fact that she clearly doesn't need anyone, particularly a guy, in this modern take on Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew. When her younger sister, Bianca, learns of her quirky father's latest dating law, she makes it her task to date when Kat does.
Patrick, the bad boy, enters as the paid-to-swoon character and does all he can to make her fall head over heels, which she does. However, tragedy strikes when Kat discovers it was all a ruse at her expense, giving fans a taste of heartbreak, especially when she reads her now-famous poem. Thankfully, the two reconcile, acknowledge their emotions, and finish on a positive note.
Nothing beats the good ol' "friends-with-benefits" trope. It never fails that at least one group develops feelings, and this film's plot is no exception. After Mila Kunis' character, Jaimie, hires Justin Timberlake's character, Dylan, the two go from acquaintances to best friends.
The couple makes a vow, strangely enough by swearing on a virtual bible, that none of them will have feelings and that it will all be about the sex. Sex, of course, increases oxytocin and that good old warm fuzzy feeling, and by the second half of the movie, the friends are slowly realising that their contract could be broken.
