Hello there and welcome to Thursday Movie Picks a weekly series where you share three movie picks each Thursday. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you're up to it one of each.For further details visit the series main page here.
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This week's Thursday Movie Picks
is the Valentine's Edition: Love Triangles
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Love triangles; love them or hate them, you can't deny they add some interesting drama.
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
A woman asks her lover to woo a dying heiress in the hopes that her generous nature meant that she would include him in her will. That is possibly one of the most terrible idea: voluntarily putting a relationship into a situation it won't survive.
Twilight (2008-2012)
Even if you've not seen the Twilight movies, I'm sure you've heard of the Bella, Edward and Jacob love triangle, so how can I not include it here. One of the reasons Bella's choice of partner is made a huge deal is that by choosing Edward she is choosing immortality while picking Jacob means she remains human. Which is sort of odd because I think even if she had chosen Jacob, it's not as if she would be free from a supernatural life since Jacob is the alpha in the wolf pack and if she bore his children, they would likely be alphas too. Not quite the normal human life eh?
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
A woman asks her lover to woo a dying heiress in the hopes that her generous nature meant that she would include him in her will. That is possibly one of the most terrible idea: voluntarily putting a relationship into a situation it won't survive.
X-Men (2000-present)
I grew up watching the X-Men cartoons so I think one the first love triangles I was aware of is the Cyclops, Jean Grey and Wolverine one which of course came to the big screens in 2001 when X-Men finally got a movie adaptation. Now I'm curious if they will continue with the love triangle thing with the new X-Men series of movies espcially since in Apocalypse Jean Grey and Cyclops are teenagers and Wolverine in these movies is still Hugh Jackman.
I grew up watching the X-Men cartoons so I think one the first love triangles I was aware of is the Cyclops, Jean Grey and Wolverine one which of course came to the big screens in 2001 when X-Men finally got a movie adaptation. Now I'm curious if they will continue with the love triangle thing with the new X-Men series of movies espcially since in Apocalypse Jean Grey and Cyclops are teenagers and Wolverine in these movies is still Hugh Jackman.
Twilight (2008-2012)
Even if you've not seen the Twilight movies, I'm sure you've heard of the Bella, Edward and Jacob love triangle, so how can I not include it here. One of the reasons Bella's choice of partner is made a huge deal is that by choosing Edward she is choosing immortality while picking Jacob means she remains human. Which is sort of odd because I think even if she had chosen Jacob, it's not as if she would be free from a supernatural life since Jacob is the alpha in the wolf pack and if she bore his children, they would likely be alphas too. Not quite the normal human life eh?
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So that's it...my three picks. What three movies made your list today?
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Wings of a Dove - the epitomy of a love triangle and yes Twilight, one of the more famous triangles. Great picks!
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of the first movie. X Men is perfect but it would be creepy to see Hugh Jackman with a teen...ice. Hmmm as for Twilight, perfect triangle but I wonder if they would do it doggy style?
ReplyDeleteLove that you included X-Men. That's a perfect pick. No, let's not do Wolverine making googly eyes with a teenager. Speaking of teens, Twilight. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteTwilight is one of those hardcore love triangles I found in both movies and film with those team Edward/Jacob sides going on. I liked the X-Men love triangle but I hope they don't go in that direction for the new X-Men movie.
ReplyDeleteI love that you went with X-Men, the first two are great films. Hopefully they don't continue it in the new one though, that would be so gross.
ReplyDeleteLove these. I haven't seen Twilight, but Wings of a Dove is a brilliant movie, and the X-Men triangle is iconic!
ReplyDeleteLOVE Wings of the Dove and it's a perfect fit. X-Men is an interesting choice, hadn't thought of that. Twilight...UGH
ReplyDeleteI almost picked Twilight, then I thought of X-Men. A way better love triangle. Twilight fits well though.
ReplyDeleteI like the X- Men pick too, such a love triangle! It would be nice to see more of it but with Scott and Jean aged down, yeah that wouldn't work. :)
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