#i looped the crazy rich asians trilogy

[jewishdragon]

me, its so sad i dont read anymore

also me who has listened to 15 audiobooks (14 of them new books that i had never read before) since june

so sad *shakes my head*

[mermaidsirennikita]

Which are your favourite proposals in historical, modern romance and movies?

Omg, fun!

For movies, I immediately have to call out Crazy Rich Asians. The moment when the ring was revealed, I remember this audible gasp in my theater (including me and my mom). Such a great way to close a loop in a movie, while being super romantic and swoony.

Obviously, Pride and Prejudice 2005. I prefer the way Joe Wright did it not only to the 90s miniseries, but the book as well. The rain adds to the atmosphere and passion, the anger and tension is palpable, the way the mood changes when McFadyen goes "Mr. WickHAM", the almost kiss. So good.

For all that there is some content that hasn't aged the best, Colin Firth's proposal in Love Actually was primo. The language barrier was used perfectly, and of course the reveal that she'd been learning English while he was learning Portuguese.... adorable.

This is technically in a miniseries, but it's piggybacking off two movies, so I'll mention it... When Q tracks Shelby down in The Best Man: The Final Chapters and does a grovelprosal??? So good. Like, you watched these two, objectively the most caustic and like... edgy? People in the series, dance around each other with random hookups (and a secret baby lol) for years, and he finally has to completely debase himself in front of a bunch of watching women who are like, filming this shit, begging her not to leave... So fucking satisfying.

For books, I would have to say....

The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe and The Duke Gets Even both have really good proposals, and neither one goes well for the men in question for very different reasons. Preston's in Bride is honestly a bad proposal because he's a broken human being who doesn't know how to accept that he loves Katherine and needs to be with her, and she's like "I deserve better than 'we should get married because we make sense and the sex is bomb'" and just sweeps out and leaves him like a broken man. Whereas Lockwood in Duke is completely in love with Nellie (him being like "I fucking worship you and am completely incapable of getting anything done when you're not here because it's like my arm's been ripped off or some shit" is.... amazing) and completely capable of expressing that love, but she cannot accept it. And he knows this. But he has to try anyway because he's SO in love with her.

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall has a great one where Valentine proposes to Bonny when he's like, hiding in a tree or something. And he's basically like "listen it's Victorian England and we're both men so it can't be legal but I want you to be whatever a husband is for me and this is VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO EXPRESS". It's adorable.

Enzo like... grovelprosing to Gia in Mafia Madman by Mila Finelli is so deranged. It's like, a quick kidnap (that's their love language), a "I can't breathe without you FORGIVE ME", a negotiation of what she needs out of the relationship (a huge ring, a long engagement, maybe a vasectomy from him because she's not sure if she wants kids, and freedom to have her career) and him being like "YES FINE WHATEVER" because he's realized he needs her like air, lol. My beloved garbage people.

The thing in A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught where it's really less a proposal and more Royce taking Jennifer to the priest and being like "marry us, neither of you have a choice and I don't wanna be here either". And then he calls her a bitch. I loved that.

There are like... three? Proposals in Sierra Simone's New Camelot trilogy (one of which is accepted) and then sort of like an on the spot private spiritual wedding ceremony with what I guess is a proposal right before? And I loved all of it. There's so much angst and so much intense longing in those books. So many times for my boy Embry to get proposed to and go "I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TBH".

OOOh I loooove the proposal in The Long Game by Rachel Reid. There's such a great buildup to it, and it's so romantic, and I also love that Ilya and Shane go from this big emotional sappy proposal to fucking on the floor immediately after. Good for Them.

[loisfreakinglane]

@queenofattolia tagged me in a movie meme thank youuuu :) this will be very off the cuff I’m not gonna think too hard here lol

favorite movie: amelie

movie that makes you remember your childhood: so many but a little princess, spice world, and splash stand out

favorite tom hanks movie: splash

movie that makes you cry: hmmm quite a few have but the most recent was wendy in a happy emotional tears kind of way that had me randomly bursting into tears whenever I thought about the ending for days afterward (but honorary shoutout to mustang in a sad emotional tears kind of way)

favorite 80’s movie: clue

favorite comedy: uhhhhhhh so many but lets go with..... one cut of the dead. such a wonderful surprise of a movie lol (tho spy had me screaming a few days ago just fyi)

favorite sports movie: bend it like beckham?????? i guess??????? or fighting with my family hey that fits too

favorite courtroom movie: lol legally blonde is the only movie that springs to mind

favorite war movie: ??? does pan’s labyrinth count???

favorite animated movie: into the spiderverse

favorite horror movie: OH GOD SUCH A HARD CHOICE. today i choose the lure bc it is mermay and it IS the mermaid horror musical of my heart

most overrated movie: oh my god an impossible question there’s too many overrated movies, but today have the nolan batmovies yes including tdk which isn’t even my favorite in that trilogy ok bye

favorite gangster movie: idk that I’ve ever seen a gangster movie that I’ve liked, unless I can be loose with that term and say inside man bc I love inside man

movie you can watch over and over: ibiza, on a loop, forever and ever until i drop dead

movie with the best soundtrack: birds of prey easily

most embarrassing movie you love: I????? don’t know?????? I mean I love the fast and furious movies so I guess that

favorite christmas movie: shazam tbh IF I’M BEING FULLY HONEST HERE but honorary mention to love actually which i have finally actually seen now!!!!!!!!!

favorite halloween movie: trick’r treat

favorite sequel: the most gratifying sequel experience to me thus far has been the last jedi n g l. tho oh oh oh having finally watched the first painted skin, I can say definitively that painted skin the resurrection is a better movie in every possible conceivable fashion and is such an amazing sequel it has no need for the first one to exist at all (maybe that doesn’t define a great SEQUEL but whatever I do what I want)

favorite shakespeare movie: lol oh god uhhhhhh I haven’t rewatched it in a million years but I was big on romeo + juliet back in the day. I love aesthetics. but i remember much ado about nothing 1993 being tons of fun too

favorite austen film: pride and prejudice 05 for true austen but in my heart it is eternally clueless

favorite scifi film: pacific rim

favorite swashbuckling film: the princess bride

favorite romance: I’m gonna agree with lauren and say ever after.

favorite fantasy film: the mermaid!!!!!!!!!!!! 

favorite musical: cinderella 1997 or the muppets 2011

favorite noir: does john wick count

favorite thriller: hanna? if that counts? or ready or not

favorite mystery: knives out

favorite drama: hunt for the wilderpeople OR HUSTLERS

favorite western: ??? I don’t watch westerns typically and I haven’t been super into the ones I’ve seen. can I just say serenity

favorite romcom: crazy rich asians

favorite action movie: mad max fury road WITH A SIDE OF JOHN WICK MOVIES AND BIRDS OF PREY

AND NOW I SHALL TAG: @lexmurphy @bluetiefling @eleonoraditoledo @beavesaintmarie @karaazorel @iamgwenslongroadhome or if you want to do it say I tagged you I want to seeeee