Tearjerkers and what they mean to me :)

Hey Guys,

This week has been spent more or less sniffling and crying in bed. No, I'm not ill! I have been watching tearjerkers! As in, movies that make me cry. Its a little routine I have got myself into, chocolate chip cookies at the ready along with my Malteseres Hot Chocolate, curled up under the duvet and away we go!

So this gave me a great idea for this weeks review.  Although, sales of DVD's are going down (Last year alone, the sale of DVD players was down from £720 million to only £610 million) whilst downloads go up, some of us do still like to buy the odd DVD for a night in and especially with most shops offering them at lower prices, I certainly have found it works out cheaper than renting one.

So, for any guys that are planning a romantic evening in and need that film to make your girls go weepy and seek a shoulder to cry on (I know your game fellas!) or even if you girls just want to spend a little bit of time alone wishing he loved you as much as Jack did in Titanic or wishing he would die for you such as Maximus in Gladiator then this is for you! Now, I actually cry very easily (Yes, I did cry at Gone in 60 Seconds, because the detective let Memphis Raines go... Awww thats so nice!) but my favourite tear jerkers have to include:

• Gladiator
• Titanic
• The Notebook
• Atonement
• My Girl
• Gone With The Wind
• Ghost

Why do I choose these, I hear you ask? Well, they are all about love. Love for one another, love for another person that is so great you would die for them. It is rare to come across this kind of love in everyday life. I live in Blackburn, let me tell you it isn't every day I see an old man jumping in front of a bus to save his lady friend. However, these types of films give me the reassurance that there is people out there who would do that.  These films give me the reasssurance that the world isn't full of suffering and misery as our beloved newspapers and red-tops make out and these films give me the reassurance that every person has the ability to find 'The One'. And if it doesn't? Well, it offers a little escapism if nothing else. A chance to see the world from someone elses viewpoint and dive into these characters lives and come away after a few hours of watching the film knowing it has drawn some emotion from you and you have a heart, after all!