tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post9057354296910540626..comments2024-01-04T04:01:35.574+08:00Comments on Wandering through the Shelves: Thursday Movie Picks #31: Unrequited LoveWandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-58636399404620650072015-02-13T11:11:08.299+08:002015-02-13T11:11:08.299+08:00Excellent picks, (500) Days of Summer is a fantast...Excellent picks, (500) Days of Summer is a fantastic movie, one I would have used this week had I not used it last week. I haven't watched the rest of your choices yet, but Love Actually is on my list to see soon.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307329021974601533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-76804367153842554672015-02-13T06:39:07.187+08:002015-02-13T06:39:07.187+08:00Great picks with the only two I've seen, 500 D...Great picks with the only two I've seen, 500 Days of Summer and Love Actually. I actually chose the former for myself. It's probably the perfect pick for this. Had fun with this topic!Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-18524964682494334362015-02-13T03:43:13.158+08:002015-02-13T03:43:13.158+08:00I guess I'm a bit off with Brokeback, although...I guess I'm a bit off with Brokeback, although Alma's love is unrequited, and Splendor since both are more about a lost love that the characters yearn for rather than the unrequited kind. Letter from an Unknown Woman is definitely unrequited though. All three are an emotional workout that's for sure.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-51620513427988643082015-02-13T00:53:30.362+08:002015-02-13T00:53:30.362+08:00Wish I could participate today as I LOVE this topi...Wish I could participate today as I LOVE this topic. Great pick on Love Actually, oh my it always makes me tear up seeing that scene. I was telling another blogger that I LOVE 500 Days of Summer and it absolutely fits this theme.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-55551230707596471602015-02-12T22:07:04.149+08:002015-02-12T22:07:04.149+08:00I THINK Brokeback MIGHT count as unrequited love I...I THINK Brokeback MIGHT count as unrequited love IF we're talking about the women, but I think you could argue that the men did love them back, just not in the same way they loved each other. The love between the two men was most definitely NOT unrequited.<br /><br />I ADORE Splendor in the Grass, but I thought he did love her back, just circumstance/their parents kept them apart. Either way, it's a great film. Natalie Wood just rips your heart out.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-36284033869460547452015-02-12T21:45:56.059+08:002015-02-12T21:45:56.059+08:00I haven't watch. But now that I've read My...I haven't watch. But now that I've read Mysterious Bibliophile's post this week which also had Brokeback Mountain, I realise that may be the unrequited love Joel was referring to.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-70574588887177292532015-02-12T21:33:47.352+08:002015-02-12T21:33:47.352+08:00Concerning Brokeback, I'd say Alma's love ...Concerning Brokeback, I'd say Alma's love goes unrequited, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-3072137338525923832015-02-12T14:28:36.656+08:002015-02-12T14:28:36.656+08:00Love Actually - I know right....it was truly unreq...Love Actually - I know right....it was truly unrequited. It just didn't cross her mind. She thought he hated her all this time.<br />500 Days of Summer - I don't think there was a moment that she loved him the way he did.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-6160616660202670842015-02-12T13:15:37.572+08:002015-02-12T13:15:37.572+08:00Glad you got around to seeing it and like it. It i...Glad you got around to seeing it and like it. It is a wonderful movie.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-87075334241764667262015-02-12T13:14:02.417+08:002015-02-12T13:14:02.417+08:00I have seen Splendor in the Grass and rather like ...I have seen Splendor in the Grass and rather like it. But it and Brokeback Mountain, which I haven't seen, doesn't really feel like unrequited love to me. I always thought unrequited was a one side love where the affection was not reciprocated. In Splendor in Grass they seem to both love each other just that things happen and they weren't able to get together, same goes for Brokeback Mountain where due to the fear that their relationship won't be accepted and other circumstances they did not end up together.<br />Letter from an Unknown Woman sounds interesting I'll look it up.<br />As for Paltrow, she was perfect for her role in Two Lovers as the vivacious unattainable girl next door.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-69920906335028931402015-02-12T13:08:31.236+08:002015-02-12T13:08:31.236+08:00I picked 500 Days of Summer again this week. You k...I picked 500 Days of Summer again this week. You know, that's the first movie to come in my mind when talking about unrequited love. Isn't that too obvious?<br />Oh I love your other picks, too, especially Love Actually. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-9289838233952387102015-02-12T12:37:55.712+08:002015-02-12T12:37:55.712+08:00I thought about doing (500) Days of Summer, but it...I thought about doing (500) Days of Summer, but it's been a while since I've seen it and couldn't remember whether or not there was a point in the movie where she might actually love him back. Have heard very good things about I Capture the Castle and Two Lovers, but haven't seen them.<br /><br />"To me, you are perfect." Right back atcha, Andrew Lincoln! The moment when Keira Knightley watches the wedding video in front of him just kills me every time.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-22251560875746724202015-02-12T12:30:25.048+08:002015-02-12T12:30:25.048+08:00I expected (500) Days of Summer to be really popul...I expected (500) Days of Summer to be really popular today.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-42670222355525285152015-02-12T12:28:31.529+08:002015-02-12T12:28:31.529+08:00It is one of the more recent and obvious choices a...It is one of the more recent and obvious choices and of course just a really good movie as well.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-38663135488441998072015-02-12T12:27:03.435+08:002015-02-12T12:27:03.435+08:00Cool I'll go check it out later.Cool I'll go check it out later.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-83204088203459153132015-02-12T10:24:58.524+08:002015-02-12T10:24:58.524+08:00I also went with 500 Days of Summer. I haven't...I also went with 500 Days of Summer. I haven't seen your other two choices, but the scene in Love Actually is one of the memorable ones in the movie. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-83325399378482673202015-02-12T08:28:40.691+08:002015-02-12T08:28:40.691+08:00(500) Days is the only one I've seen and it is...(500) Days is the only one I've seen and it is fantastic. The others do sound interesting. Nice picks.Wendell Ottleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472743980681912924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-55376244722401866842015-02-12T07:14:15.527+08:002015-02-12T07:14:15.527+08:00Splendor in the Grass is my kind of movie.
Vivid ...Splendor in the Grass is my kind of movie. <br />Vivid technicolor images fill the screen as daring melodrama envelops your soul,and the ending is just soul destroying.<br />Amazing stuff from Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, and Elia Kazan.Paul Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198187717501100702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-12562639161576373792015-02-12T07:09:09.535+08:002015-02-12T07:09:09.535+08:00500 Days of Summer far exceeded all of my expectat...500 Days of Summer far exceeded all of my expectations when I finally got around to watching it.<br />It’s a wonderful film – so fresh and sharp!Paul Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198187717501100702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-90286550951078529222015-02-12T05:13:36.965+08:002015-02-12T05:13:36.965+08:00I've seen the first two and enjoyed them, I Ca...I've seen the first two and enjoyed them, I Captured the Castle a bit more than 500 Days, and I love Love Actually. That story thread with Mark & Juliet is great and does fit this week perfectly. I haven't seen Two Lovers, while I'm a fan of Joaquin Phoenix I don't care for Paltrow but he might make it worth catching.<br /><br />My three this week are:<br /><br />Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)-In turn of the century Vienna a pianist (Louis Jourdan) is preparing to skip town to avoid a duel, his manservent hands him a letter from an unknown woman which tells the tale of the young girl (Joan Fontaine) who has loved the self absorbed cad though several decades and periods of their lives. The twist is that he's so shallow and selfish that each time he meets her again he doesn't remember her despite her enduring devotion to him. Moodily directed by Max Ophuls with wonderfully atmospheric cinematography the movie is heavy with doomed portent and highlighted by one of Fontaine's best performances.<br /><br />Splendor in the Grass (1961)-A young couple is pulled apart by circumstances driving the sensitive girl to madness with unrequited longing. Set in Kansas just before the stock market crash this Elia Kazan directed adaptation of a William Inge story was Warren Beatty screen bow and he's good, and almost supernaturally good looking, but he and everybody else is blown off the screen by Natalie Wood in what is without question her best performance. She's so raw at times it's painful to watch her.<br /><br />Brokeback Mountain (2005)-In the sixties two down on their luck cowboys sign up separately for a stint herding sheep in a remote location. During their extended isolation they are drawn together and become involved, when they return from the mountain they part and continue their separate lives. But they remain in each others minds and when they meet again they realize nothing has changed between them. However because of the times, their fears and timing they can never work out their conflicts and be together yet the film is full of that unrequited yearning. Masterfully directed and amazingly acted by Heath Ledger, Jack Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams this should have won the Best Picture Oscar in 2006, Lee did win for director though.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-88525938228563664062015-02-12T00:54:13.484+08:002015-02-12T00:54:13.484+08:00I wanted to use (500) Days of Summer...but I'l...I wanted to use (500) Days of Summer...but I'll find something different :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-19641022226723081642015-02-12T00:42:55.156+08:002015-02-12T00:42:55.156+08:00Nice picks! (500) Days of Summer is actually one o...Nice picks! (500) Days of Summer is actually one of mine as well. It was the first one that came to mind. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-42781263627428164732015-02-12T00:22:28.269+08:002015-02-12T00:22:28.269+08:00I'm finally taking part again! Sorry it's ...I'm finally taking part again! Sorry it's been so long. Funnily enough, (500) Days of Summer and Love Actually are 2 of my 3! The post will publish itself tomorrow morning :)<br />- AllieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938589355281359827noreply@blogger.com