Friday, February 10, 2012

Fairy Tales for Teenagers

80s movies are how I get through tough days.
All of my favorite movies, the ones that I watch over and over again and never get tired of, were made in the 80's.  "The Breakfast Club", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Back to The Future", "Sixteen Candles","Dirty Dancing", "When Harry Met Sally", and the list goes on.  They're so touching, so wonderfully brillant, so very relatable and wonderful.  They are like fairy-tales for teenagers.  I cry real tears of happiness at the end of each one, when the princess and prince are united, when friendships are mended, when problems are solved, when the happy ending is reached, and all is well, if only for a moment.







If only life were an 80's movie.
We'd make friends with people we'd never even dream of talking to on a typical day.
We'd have the courage to live life to the fullest, forget the rules that define our lives, and be crazy when we have the chance to.
We'd do things we'd never imagine possible.
We'd defy all the odds and win the prince charming that every girl wants.
We'd figure out we who truly are and meet the man of our dreams while we are at it.
We'd realize our love for that friend who's always been there, and he'd love us back, not despite our flaws, but because of them.

4 comments:

  1. I just found a LOT of movies from the 80's on youtube that i am watching online :)

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    1. They really are the best, aren't they?
      What's your favorite?

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    2. Anything scary O_o

      Sleepaway Camp (1983) < scary

      I am going to watch the 2nd movie but i don't think it will be as scary

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  2. I like the Twilight series. Awesome movies. I have watched them over and over again. Try the original Splendor in the Grass with Natalie Wood. That movie is a tear jerker. But the worse tear jerker was the remake with Melissa Gilbert from Little House in the Prairie. I was in Junior high when I watched that one. Babysitting one night and by myself in their living room crying. As you can tell, I'm from the dark ages. Well, didn't grow up when the original was made, but my sister and I grew up watching all the old black and white classics.

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