8 great romantic movies for Valentine’s Day

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Scarlett O’Hara that was her name,

toying with Rhett Butler, now that was her game.

A Southern Belle during the Civil War,

she realized her love life could not be a bore.

With her child nurse Mammy at the plantation Tara,

Scarlett yearned to change her last name to Wilkes from O’Hara.

As God as her witness she watched her father go insane,

and vowed to never go hungry again.

Watching Scarlett go in and out of her jams,

well, frankly my dear, you are going to give a damn.

Casablanca (1942)

In the early years of the World War II,

the plot line here focuses on Rick, a man torn between love and virtue.

He must choose between desire for an old flame,

or helping out the woman’s new husband and give up on the dame.

“As Time Goes By” they both discover,

that the love they once had may be too hard to recover.

He says he “sticks his neck out for nobody,” but he did.

Besides, they will “always have Paris,” so, “Here’s looking at you kid.”

From Here to Eternity (1953)

An all-star cast leads this dramatic story,

of romantic interludes that take place in Hawaii.

The year is 1941 and love abound

on an island where everyone feels safe and sound.

A captain, a sergeant, Sinatra, Fatso and Prew …

they have no idea bombing on Pearl Harbor will ensue.

A steamy and racy scene on the sand is all part of this epic tale’s plan.

Affairs, macho brawls, and death aside,

love comes before war and stays for the ride.

The Graduate (1967)

Here’s to you Mrs. Robinson for starting a love affair with the young Benjamin.

A meek 21-year-old who just graduated college,

he is unclear and distraught as what to do with his knowledge.

He would rather just stay home and continue an affair,

but realizes there must be a better life out there.

He starts a relationship with Robinson’s young girl,

although under much scrutiny he gives it a whirl.

As the audience we think this relationship will not last,

but in the end he yells for “Elaine!” as he pounds on the glass.

They jump on a bus and head out just as one.

The look on their faces, asks, “What have we done?”

Love Story (1970)

“Love means never having to say you are sorry.”

It fixes all things,

the main focus this movie suggests and what to audiences it brings.

A couple of college graduates share a chemistry they cannot deny,

and with what they endure viewers are bound to cry.

Despite the opinions of others, the two share a tale,

that through life and hardships, love will prevail.

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan shine as a bickering twosome.

Harry and Sally start out on a road trip as a couple of chums.

According to Harry, men and women cannot be friends.

So they become lovers, but their closeness soon ends.

Decades will past, and much dialogue later,

we watch as their friendship is surpassed by a love that is greater.

Titanic (1997)

The tagline read “Nothing on Earth could come between them,”

except a big iceberg that sends them into chilly waters to swim.

Aboard the Titanic is where this love story is set,

on this fateful ship is where Jack and Rose met.

A forbidden romance is what will commence,

as the ship sinks it carries on the suspense.

“Don’t ever let go Rose,” is what Jack will ask,

through the heart of the ocean she completes the task.

The Notebook (2004)

Allie and Noah are two lovers here,

who come together even though their social differences are clear.

We hear their love story as told by an older gentleman,

in a nursing home, he shares the story to an elderly woman.

Noah, proves to Allie that he will give her the world,

but away from his embrace she is hurled.

Will she be taken away to marry another man,

or will Noah’s ‘labor of love’ be part of her plan?

The end of the film we are able to uncover,

that the older couple is in fact the two in the tale, still holding on to one another.

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