One of the most well-known love stories of all time is, of course, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There's young lust and passion, devotion and romantic tragedy, all rolled up in one long, dramatic tale. Would you say it's the greatest love story ever told?
Countless love stories have come about over the years since Shakespeare's time — in books, songs, poems, plays, TV shows and movies — and many have had just as much passion and truthfulness as Romeo and Juliet. Which is the greatest of them all, to you personally? Rhett and Scarlett? Edward and Bella? The little ditty about Jack and Diane, perhaps?
In honor of Valentine's Day, tell me about the love stories that resonate with you the most.
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Man such a hard choice! I'll have to think about this one!
1Joel and Clementine, definitely.
2Christian and Satine - Moulin Rouge!
3Johnny and June - Walk The Line
Ennis and Jak - Brokeback Mountain
I'm so glad you put the pick of Ennis and Jack up from Brokeback. That was the first movie I thought of when I saw the title of this post.
4I love so many...I can't possible name them all.
Movies - Rick and Ilsa in Casablanca, Joel and Clementine in Eternal Sunshine, Joe Bradley and Princess Ann in Roman Holiday, Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Harry and Sally in When Harry Met Sally, Westley and Buttercup in Princess Bride, Belle & the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Forrest & Jenny in Forrest Gump, Harry & Erica in Something's Gotta Give, Robbie & Julia in The Wedding Singer....and of course, the couples from the Nicholas Sparks movies A Walk to Remember (Landon & Jamie) and The Botebook (Noah & Allie).
TV - Ross and Rachel on Friends, Charlie & Claire and Penny & Desmond on Lost, Piper & Leo on Charmed, Nathan & Haley on One Tree Hill, Corey & Topanga on Boy Meets World
Literature - Mr. Rochester and Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre, Laurie and Jo in Little Women, Anne & Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables series
5Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice
6Notebook*
I also forgot that I love Ferdinand & Miranda from Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Erik (the Phantom) and Christine from Phantom of the Opera, Elphaba and Fiyero from Wicked, Lorelai and Chris from Gilmore Girls, etc.
Yes I love a lot of fictional couples.
7harold and maude
8Scarlett and Rhett definitely.
Heathcliff and Cathy.
9Wesley and Buttercup come to mind. I've had such an urge to see that movie again recently.
10Jesse and Celine in Before Sunrise/Sunset. So honest and awkward.
11im gonna go on a limb and say shah jahan and mumtaz mahal.. i mean, just look at the taj!!
movies wise, gone with the wind, casablanca, R&J, the notebook.. etc
12Darcy and Elizabeth for books, Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn as Joe Bradley and Princess Ann in Roman Holiday for movies.
13Yes! tepiza, I second Jesse and Celine. I keep on coming back to Before Sunrise and Before Sunset because I'm so intrigued by their relationship. Definitely one of the bests.
Elizabeth and Darcy definitely
Jim and Pam from The Office
Beauty and the Beast, Holly and Paul from Breakfast at Tiffany's
14So many...here are just a few that came to mind:
- Twilight
15- Titanic
- The Prince's Bride
- Pride and Prejudice
- The Notebook
- While You Were Sleeping
- The Holiday
- Khubbi Kushi Kubhhi Ghum (Bollywood)
- Romeo and Juliet
carlos and nicole-crazy/beautiful
16noah and allie- the notebook
landon and jamie- a walk to remember
robbie and cecilia- atonement
joey and pacey- dawsons creek
jim and pam- the office
landon and jamie in a walk to remember
17and also twilight the book not the movie
18liked pride and prejudice as well
lois and clark - superman
wesley and buttercup are so awesome. I just want to note that I HATE christine and the Phantom. He's too good for her and she treats him like poo! haha and I've never read the book but man the notebook is just one of those movies. When they're old and she has dementia but they're dancing. oh tears!
19definitely atonement, titanic, eternal sunshine, all form love actually, penelope, amelie, requiem for a dream.
20books :
21Cathy and Heathcliff
Elizabeth and Darcy
Jane and Rochester
Anna Karenina and Vronski
Bella and Edward
The Notebook
22Too many to choose!
23Books: Darcy & Elizabeth (Pride and Prejudice) and Landon & Jamie (A Walk to Remember)
Movies: Casablanca and Joon and Sam (Benny and Joon- my favorite movie of all time!)
And I'll just skip TV because I have too many favorites, though my top is Mulder & Scully
CourtneyBella, I'm with you on Roman Holiday!! (must watch that film again)
And of course Pride and Prejudice, and Avanti (with Jack Lemon, love that film).
24Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice.
Ron and Hermione from Harry Potter.
Penny and Desmond on LOST. (The only thing that I hope works out on this show.)
25Cory and Topanga from Boy Meets World.
Marshall and Lily from How I Met Your Mother.
I loved Eternal Sunshine and I'm going to agree with Wesley and Buttercup too.
The
Princess Bride was airing just last night. Maybe Romeo and Juliet, the 1960s version.
Amelie and Nino
Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak
The ending isn't necessarily happy, but Geneviève and Guy from The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
TV wise-
Chuck and Ned on Pushing Daisies
Jim and Pam
I have the feeling I'm forgetting some but I can't remember them so they'll have to be left off the list.
26-Bridges of Madison County - I've never cried so much while watching a movie! Meryl Streep was amazing in it.
27-Pam and Jim from the Office
-Darcy and Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice
-Sam and Molly in Ghost
-The Way We Were (Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford)
Darcy and Elizabeth
And in movies:
28The Notebook and Atonement
pride and prejudice. I also love Sweethome Alabama.
29Casablanca
30The Princess Bride
The Way We Were
Books: Cathy and Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights), Anne and Gilbert (Green Gables series), Elizabeth and Darcy (Pride and Prejudice), Snape and Lily (Harry Potter series)
Movies: Rhett and Scarlet (Gone With the Wind, my fave movie!), Ilsa and Rick (Casablanca), Harry and Sally (When Harry Met Sally), Maria and Capt. Von Trapp (Sound of Music)
31Oh, Darcy and Elizabeth just have to be at the top of the list.
32Also, from literature, Edward and Bella, along with Eve and Roarke (from the "In Death" series by Nora Roberts).
Movies wise, I'd definitely go with Johnny and June, Noah and Allie, Harry and Sally, and I'll throw in Jamal and Latika from "Slumdog Millionaire" because I'm in love with that movie right now.
For TV, I always think of Buffy and Spike, Jim and Pam
Hands down, Joel and Clementine. Closely followed by Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
33Some of my favorite:
Ron and Hermione - Harry Potter
Pam and Jim - Office
Zuko and Katara (I know it's not canon, but I love it) - Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rose and the Doctor- Doctor Who
Wesley and Buttercup- Princess Bride
Cory and Topanga - Boy Meets World
Out of all these, I have to say my favorite is Rose and the Doctor. the scene in Doomsday has me bawling everytime.
34I prefer the ones that work out, not end in tragedy, though there is tragedy too in An Officer and a Gentleman. That movie had love on several levels; the love of Mayo for the Debbie Winger character, Mayo's love for his friend who committed suicide, the hard-ass drill sergeant (for which Louis Gosset got an oscar) loved his recruits, every one, every class.
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35Does it make me crazy if I say Mickey and Mallory from Natural Born Killers?
36Ennis and Jack. Because they risked everything, their families and even their life.
37Harry and Sally from When Harry Met Sally and Scarlett and Rhett from Gone With The Wind.
38My favorite love story is definitely Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) and Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) in An Affair to Remember.
39I'll definitely agree with Joel and Clementine. I would also go with Christian and Satine from Moulin Rouge!
40Dre and Sidney- Brown Sugar
Landon and Jamie- A Walk to Remember
Monica and Quincy- Love and Basketball
Wesley and Buttercup- The Princess Bride
I am a sucker for romcoms
41The Notebook.
Oh Noah ...
42You're all wrong. If you understand its meaning, the greatest love story ever told is Dracula.
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