3 Best Movies To Pull You Through A Brutal Heartbreak
As much as we might wish otherwise, break-ups remain an inevitable part of life, with almost everyone experiencing heartbreak at some point.
Whether you’ve spent days, weeks, months, or years with your significant other, the prospect of saying goodbye is never easy.
As hard as it is to bid farewell to that special person, break-ups don’t exactly equal the end of life itself. In some cases, something potentially positive can come from the end of a relationship, be it a chance to pursue a long-standing creative goal or a happier, healthier relationship in the future. While dealing with a break-up is always a struggle, these romantic comedies make the ordeal all the more bearable.
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
It doesn’t matter how much advice you receive from others: navigating life following a debilitating break-up is a lonely road, typically taking you through every stage of grief as you process the end of your relationship. Dramatizing this process in a heartrending and accurate manner, (500) Days of Summer takes viewers on an emotional journey through a cathartic young romance. As humorous as it is thoughtful, (500) Days of Summer asks us to look at every facet of our past relationships, equally reflecting on the good moments along with the bad.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
As most people will readily admit, getting randomly dumped by your longtime partner is unlike any other feeling in the world, second only to the loss of a relative or having a beloved family pet suddenly run away. As hard as it is to grapple with the abrupt dissolution of a relationship, Forgetting Sarah Marshall teaches us that it is indeed possible to move on from said heartbreak. Whether taking a spontaneous trip to Hawaii or finally sitting down to write a Dracula-themed puppet rock opera, life always manages to roll forward, putting us one step closer to the next true love in our lives.
La La Land (2016)
Not every break-up has to involve a dramatic blowout, concluding with both sides of the couple screaming at one another until they’re red in the face. In the case of a movie like La La Land, for instance, a break-up can be a far more emotional affair, with each individual agreeing to end the relationship for their mutual benefit. Though a bitter pill for some people to swallow, films like La La Land emphasize the profound importance a partner holds in our lives, even after they’ve said goodbye and gone their separate ways.
