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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Meet Cute
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Romeo + Juliet (1996)
While admiring the aquarium that forms part of a wall of the men's bathroom, Romeo sees Juliet on the other side of it. It's this magical beautiful scene with the blues and yellows of the aquarium and the shy flirty looks they give each other. The imagery of their first meeting here is pretty iconic.
A Little Romance (1979)
A girl waits in one of the rooms in Versailles as her mother visits her director friend shooting a film there. A boy on his school trip at the palace sees her and asks for her name and she says "Lauren" to which he replies "Call me Bogie". "Why" Lauren asks and the boy says "Because they belong together". Which I think the girl doesn't really get as she is not a movie fan as he is. This is of course a reference to Bacall and Bogart...anyway...I just thought this is just the cutest movie meet cute ever.
With Valentine's Day tomorrow, I thought Meet Cute would be a fun theme. But you know what, it has been pretty hard to remember how characters meet in a movie. I feel like I'm missing some good ones but here are the ones that I do remember (some vaguely) and that I like. And most of the ones I picked the couples don't really get a happily ever after...all they have is a little romance.
Leap Year (2010)
A woman trying to make her way to Dublin to see her boyfriend gets stranded in Dingle due to bad weather and meets a surly local innkeeper. I really enjoyed this. It's the whole personalities clash at first thing and the whole scenic road trip after that...very charming.
Stardust (2007)
A woman trying to make her way to Dublin to see her boyfriend gets stranded in Dingle due to bad weather and meets a surly local innkeeper. I really enjoyed this. It's the whole personalities clash at first thing and the whole scenic road trip after that...very charming.
Stardust (2007)
A young man finds a woman in a crater and asks her if she has seen the fallen star he's been looking for, not realising she is the star. Oh I love this movie and their first meeting is just funny and charming.
Once (2007)
Once (2007)
A guy busks on the streets at night, playing and singing his own song. A girl approaches and starts questioning him about his song and why he doesn't perform it in the day instead of the popular songs by other artists he usually does. I love how the movie just jumps straight into the first song and their first meeting and she is so direct but in a curious and not in a mean way. Out the three Carney movies, this is still my favourite.
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
While admiring the aquarium that forms part of a wall of the men's bathroom, Romeo sees Juliet on the other side of it. It's this magical beautiful scene with the blues and yellows of the aquarium and the shy flirty looks they give each other. The imagery of their first meeting here is pretty iconic.
A Little Romance (1979)
A girl waits in one of the rooms in Versailles as her mother visits her director friend shooting a film there. A boy on his school trip at the palace sees her and asks for her name and she says "Lauren" to which he replies "Call me Bogie". "Why" Lauren asks and the boy says "Because they belong together". Which I think the girl doesn't really get as she is not a movie fan as he is. This is of course a reference to Bacall and Bogart...anyway...I just thought this is just the cutest movie meet cute ever.
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Leap Year is on my list too!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to watch Romeo + Juliet, but I get distracted by the style of the film. One of these days I'll get through the entire film.
I don't think I liked Romeo + Juliet the first time I saw it. But now I do. I like the style of the film too.
DeleteOnce is the only I've seen. I don't remember much about but I think I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen any and am surprised that Robert De Niro is in a fantasy film but he was in Brazil. I need to see Leap Year and Stardust and A Little Romance sounds good to see
ReplyDeleteYea...I suppose he does mostly dramas...Stardust is the only fantasy film that I can think of that he's done.
DeleteWe match with Romeo + Juliet! It's such a cool film.
ReplyDeleteIt is...it is :)
DeleteAww I love Once! I wish I would've thought of that.
ReplyDeleteLeap Year is one bad movie imo but it's special to me because I've walked the same road she does so it's always nice to see that moment in the movie. :D Goode is also quite good! :P
ReplyDeleteGreat topic and picks! That Romeo + Juliet is one of the cutest, most romantic meet-up ever... Leo + Claire were so fresh-faced, and that song is just perfect for that scene.
ReplyDeleteYes that song Kissing You by Des'ree right...it was perfect.
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