The Quirky, The Imaginative, The Whimsical
Recommendations of quirky Romances in film.
Audiences all know, love, and appreciate the wonderful whimsical world of Wes Anderson. His knack for quick witted quirky characters, amazing use of color, and unique adventures never goes unnoticed. Under the surface, you will even find romance, which enters: “Moonrise Kingdom”, a light-hearted adventure of two alienated tweens who want to escape their dreadful home lives in order to be together. If you love the odd ball, adventurous, alienated romance of Sam and Suzy you’ll surely enjoy the recommendations, or “That’s” I have gathered.
If “Moonrise Kingdom”, Then...
Submarine (2010) dir. Richard Ayoade
“Submarine”, a hidden Welsh cinema gem, revolves around Oliver, an teenage boy struggles with fitting in, and a semi-unpleasant situation at home until he falls for Jordana, his more mysterious and cool classmate determined to keep her attention while still dealing with his situations back home. If you enjoy the alienated relationship of Sam and Suzy, you will also enjoy Oliver and Jordana’s.
If “Submarine”, Then....
Amélie (2001) dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
”Amélie”, the critically acclaimed French film that will forever warm hearts, is the story of an quirky and imaginative introvert who seeks out the little pleasures in life along with helping others, until soon she adds another little pleasure, romance. She takes interest in Nino, a worker who, just like Amélie has his own little pleasures that soon bring them together from their daily lives, in which they too feel alienated, to a world of their own.
If “Amélie”, Then....
Pushing Daisies (2007-2009) creator: Bryan Fuller
“Pushing Daisies”, a series that was confirmed to be heavily inspired by Amélie, centers around Ned, a pie-maker and his ability to touch dead things and bring them back to life, whether that be rotten strawberries, dead bees, or his childhood sweetheart, Chuck. Along with his friend, Detective Emerson Cod, Ned helps solve murders by using his special powers that also makes possible for a distanced romance with Chuck while she and Ned’s pie making employee Olive lend support as well.
If “Pushing Daisies”, Then...
Her (2013) dir. Spike Jonze
“Her”, is a futuristic tale of Theodore, a writer and his operating system, “Samantha”. Theodore, lonely and going through a divorce, finds solace and eventually romance with his operating system Samantha. Though Samantha isn’t real or physically there they still share many playful and romantic outings together that restore some happiness back in Theodores post divorce life.
If “Her”, Then...
The Shape of Water (2017) dir. Guillermo del Toro
In “The Shape of Water”, the isolated, lonely janitor, Elisa Esposito, discovers an experiment alongside her friend, Zelda Fuller, created by her place of work, a government building. The experiment turns out to be an amphibian-man, who Elisa, soon develops a romantic connection with over the course of her attempts to save him from what the government has planned for his fate.
If “The Shape of Water”, Then...
Beauty and the Beast (1991) dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
The worldwide beloved Disney classic, and romantic tale of elegant bookworm Belle, who takes her fathers position as prisoner of Prince Adam turned beast, with support from her crew of talkative objects of friends, who soon wins Belles heart for who he is as a Beast and who he is when he becomes human again.
In these tales, they all show a range of characters who fall in love in quirky ways, whether it’s bringing a dead childhood sweetheart back to life, dating your OS system, having a committed relationship to an amphibian or a beast, they all connect in their unique portrayals of characters who feel alienated in reality and seek comfort in their imaginations or so their imaginations that accompany their some, extravagant romances. These characters all find love in their introverted worlds by colliding with the others introverted world, in a way they mirror each other's wants and needs till they discover, though in their unique ways this is who they’re meant to be with.
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