Feeling flowery and happy and romantic? Or are you just here to get inspiration for an anniversary card? Either way, here are some beautifully romantic quotes from movies…
They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops. And that’s true. –Big Fish
Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty… The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass–Juno
The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return –Moulin Rouge (although, technically a song lyric)
When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. –When Harry Met Sally
Promise me that whenever you’re sad, or unsure, or you lose complete faith, that you’ll try to see yourself through my eyes –P.S I Love You
I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who’s ever lived: I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough –The Notebook
…most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you –Dirty Dancing
Love is too weak a word for what I feel –Annie Hall
I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met –The Wedding Date
You’re not perfect… She’s not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other –Good Will Hunting
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. –Hitch
Director: Baz Luhrmann Writers: Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Released: May 2013 Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke
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Visually, this film was MIND BLOWING! This is Moulin Rouge! on steroids.
The party scenes are phenomenal! The lights, the atmosphere, colours, fashion, music… It is ground breaking. Just beautiful sets, like we’re being sent to another world.
The overall feel of the movie is very similar to the likes of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Edward Scissorhands (the garden scenes) and of course, Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!and Romeo + Juliet. I think it’s because all of these movies are fantastical and out of this world.
The actors were very convincing, Leonardo DiCaprio gave another ground-breaking performance. Although his accent was a little confusing on occasion, his dialogue was incredible! I feel like speaking formally, like an upper class person from the 1920s now.
Gatsby: Come on, old sport!
I wasn’t expecting much from Toby Maguire, and for a while believed that Ewan McGregor could have done a better job, until it was mentioned to me that his “pluckiness” was what made his character convincing. Which, I thought was a good point.
I’ve never been a huge fan of Carey Mulligan, but I have to say she did a pretty decent job in this film – her eyes are incredible! Like, she plays such a depressed character, and her eyes tell you that from the first scene. Carey Mulligan has since become one of my favourite actors.
The music was perfectly selected. Florence + the Machine’s Over Your Love is my new favourite song at the moment. But, the coolest track was Lana Del Rey’s 1920s Jazz version of the popular Young and Beautiful.
However, there were some major disappointments.
This is a film that is based strongly on characters. They fuel the story almost conclusively. Therefore, it was so disappointing that I did not become attached to any of the characters. I was not rooting for or against any of them – I didn’t feel like I had gotten to know them properly.
People are complicated, these characters were not, considering it was such a ‘people story’. Too many of their thoughts and emotions were not portrayed clearly. Most of the time there was a lot of emotion without obvious reasoning behind them.
I was forever looking too deep into the plot, expecting complicated and unforeseen twists. When in fact, the plot is too easy to figure out. I think it is supposed to be very mysterious, which was not portrayed in this film.
They should have kept the audience one step behind – like in the Sherlock Holmes films – until the end for a huge “I did not see that coming!” moment.
I wish the character development was more insightful, and the plot line more curious and unexpected.
Nevertheless, as I said at the beginning, the aesthetics were simply candy for the eyeballs. It enforces the idea that Baz Luhrmann was the ideal director for the film; the parties, grand interior shots and wonderland-esk exterior shots, simply gorgeous.
Oh, I bet Baz Luhrmann could have done an amazing version of Alice In Wonderland…
They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops. And that’s true. –Big Fish
Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty… The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass –Juno
The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return –Moulin Rouge (although, technically a song lyric)
When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. –When Harry Met Sally
You had me at hello –Jerry Maguire
I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her –Notting Hill
I wanted it to be you, I wanted it to be you so badly –You’ve Got Mail
It’s like in that moment the whole universe existed just to bring us together –Serendipity
You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you –Pride & Prejudice
Choose me. Marry me. Let me make you happy –My Best Friend’s Wedding
It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together –Sleepless in Seattle
I wish I had done everything on earth with you –The Great Gatsby
I have loved her even when I hated her… –Crazy, Stupid, Love
Promise me that whenever you’re sad, or unsure, or you lose complete faith, that you’ll try to see yourself through my eyes –P.S I Love You
I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who’s ever lived: I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough –The Notebook
…most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you –Dirty Dancing
I’m just exactly where I want to be –Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Love is too weak a word for what I feel –Annie Hall
I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met –The Wedding Date
You’re not perfect… She’s not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other –Good Will Hunting
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. –Hitch
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