Memorable Movie Couples: 1
I’m a pretty impressionable person. I like stories. I like memorable characters. I like passionate people. So, naturally, I fall in love with couples depicted in films. Thought I’d mention some of my favorites. This is a Part 1 as there are more interesting couples than I can remember now.
Check them out on Netflix. In no particular order:
Fight Club (1999): Marla and Jack
That’s one of the most dysfunctional couples I’ve seen out there. Neurotic, with Marla’s morbid obsessions of going to prostate cancer anonymous meetings and Jack’s schizophrenic soap-making escapades. The passion is definitely there, even if it burns through everything, including great sex.
Thirst (2009) – Tae-ju and [priest] Sang-hyeon
This is the most unconventional of them all. And most vivid. I wasn’t bored for a single minute during the film. It mesmerized me completely. Not only is there a priest involved, but an affair, passion, deaths and, obviously blood. The setting was so different than what we’re usually used to, and the priest Sang-hyeon’s humanity so solid that he seemed the only real human in the parade of animals.
Cruel Intentions (1999): Annette and Sebastian
The good ol’ story of the bad boy falling in love with a good girl. Ryan Philippe and Reese Witherspoon have a great chemistry on screen there. In this teen-focused remake of Dangerous Liaisons, the charming and irresistible Sebastian is challenged (by his lusty sister) to bed the seemingly unattainable Annette.
Eternal Sunshine o f Spotless Mind (2004) – Clementine & Joel
Unlike the unlikely previous two couples, Clementine and Joel are the most down to earth. Or I at least think they have the most “normal”, yet unique, relationship. If you ignore the whole you-can-get-your-memories-erased part. I enjoyed their memories. The life, the life. I haven’t seen the movie more than once (or twice), though, as it’s really painful to watch. Do you even know what the director’s cut ending is?? Sad story.
Titanic (1997) – Rose & Jack
Kate Winslet again! Whatever you say about Titanic and the Leo DiCaprio craze that followed, the love story is pretty enchanting. Titanic became the top-grossing film of all time, come on. And whatever is cheesy about their short-lived affair is, in your mind they must appear in the top 5 memorable couples list. I did bawl my eyes out back in the day.
Stay tuned for part 2 of memorable couples in films. There are a lot more. What are your favorites?
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interesting list. I do have one complaint though, not about your actual list, but the fact that you named Ed Norton’s character in Fight Club “Jack”.
You can’t just give movie characters names. He has no name (in both the movie and the book)and that’s what helps to make it interesting.
just wanted to point that out =)
Hey Thanks! You’re right, he has no name. And also, he could be either Jack or Tyler, or neither, and so on and so forth. My bad. I actually haven’t seen the film in a while. Time to revisit.
Albeit he does refer to himself as Jack and Marla calls him that… I believe
Nope.
He refers to jack’s bowels and rage because of some books he finds and reads. Marla only calls Tyler by name, but she also thinks Tyler is the unnamed protaganist
I need to revisit the movie, clearly. You’re absolutely right about Jack’s sense of this and that
read the book. it’s even better
Seth (Nic Cage) and Maggie (Meg Ryan) in CITY OF ANGELS.
Ben (Will Smith) and Emily (Rosario Dawson) in SEVEN POUNDS
Andy (Tim Robbins) and Red (Morgan Freeman) in SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION