Movies that will make you re-think marriage

A lot of you out there already have doubts about marriage well, below are movies that will make you re-think marriage. I have nothing against marriage but if you remember my post on 10 bitter truths about adult life, you might recall where I wrote that ‘Marriage is sacred, only to those who have never been married’. I haven’t been, but survey and researches have given a lot of knowledge that sends shivers down my spine when I think of it. Now in no particular order, here are movies that will make you re-think marriage;

“Why Did I Get Married”

Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married” followed a group of friends trying to maintain healthy and solid marriages in modern times. The friends, who met back in college, traveled to Colorado for their annual weeklong retreat but when a couple’s infidelity comes to light, the mood shifts and each couple finds themselves examining love, trust, commitment and forgiveness. Perry’s film really explored the emotional impact of what happens after a spouse is unfaithful and how it can rock the very core of the marriage.

“Revolutionary Road”

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet first starred together in ”Titanic” and years later they were reunited onscreen. In 2008’s “Revolutionary Road,” they play married couple Frank and April Wheeler. Wanting a change of pace, April convinces Frank to move to Paris but soon he is offered a promotion, April finds out she’s pregnant and they decide to stay. The marriage is tested when Frank admits that he’s been unfaithful but instead of showing any emotion, April admits the love is gone. An argument ensues and when Frank thinks things are finally going to improve, April gives herself a vacuum abortion and dies.

 
“Blue Valentine”

In “Blue Valentine,” viewers watched how Dean and Cindy fell in love before their marriage crashed and burned. Even though she was pregnant with another man’s baby, Dean decided that Cindy was the woman for him and vowed to raise her baby as his own. But five years into the marriage, the idyllic days of their youth were long gone and the two struggled as working-class parents who had two different goals in life. They tried to salvage their marriage in a last-ditch attempt with a weekend getaway that ended in an argument and was the final nail in the coffin in their marriage.

“Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?”

After watching “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” who wouldn’t be afraid to get married? The 1967 film starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and their off-screen tumultuous relationship was fodder for gossip magazines. As Martha and George, they were a miserable married couple who played emotional games with each other for fun. One night they invite a young couple over to their place for a nightcap and proceed to hurl drunken barbs at each other in front of company. Martha mercilessly taunts George and criticizes his manhood. Taylor’s portrayal of Martha was so vividly real, she won her second Academy Award for Best Actress.

“War of the Roses”

Marriage can be hard but sometimes making it through a divorce unscathed is even harder. In “War of the Roses,” we saw just how ugly things can get when it’s time to split possessions. Oliver and Barbara Smith met when he was still in a student in law school. They got married, had a family and Oliver eventually worked his way up to a partner at his firm. Over the years, Barbara grew to resent her husband and when she asked for a divorce, things got very ugly. Their marital home, which was an over the top mansion, literally became the battlefield when Oliver and Barbara declared war against each other.

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