Not So Happy Endings
Apr. 10th, 2020 05:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowOn Twitter, some people are asking for favorite movies where the main couple doesn't end up together.
"Casablanca" is an obvious choice, but my number-one pick would be "Roman Holiday" - the sheer *rightness* of the two of them separating, not for the sake of a war but to be true to themselves, outmatches Rick & Ilsa, to my mind.
I'd also put "The Lion in Winter" here. The love between Henry and Eleanor is twisted and bitter, but it's still there; IMO the last scene ("Do you think there's a chance?") drives that home. My opinion only, of course.
(I'm not including "Pretty Woman", because it's not one of my favorite movies.)
Your picks?
"Casablanca" is an obvious choice, but my number-one pick would be "Roman Holiday" - the sheer *rightness* of the two of them separating, not for the sake of a war but to be true to themselves, outmatches Rick & Ilsa, to my mind.
I'd also put "The Lion in Winter" here. The love between Henry and Eleanor is twisted and bitter, but it's still there; IMO the last scene ("Do you think there's a chance?") drives that home. My opinion only, of course.
(I'm not including "Pretty Woman", because it's not one of my favorite movies.)
Your picks?
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Date: 2020-04-11 01:48 pm (UTC)Incidentally, I've seen both Casablanca and The Lion in Winter, but not Roman Holiday...
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Date: 2020-04-11 02:08 pm (UTC)"Roman Holiday" is a wonderful movie - Audrey Hepburn's first big role, and an excellent Gregory Peck.