Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you're probably aware that
The Hunger Games opened in theaters this weekend. From what I've heard it's raked in $155 million on opening weekend - coming in at the third largest of all time, after
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and
The Dark Knight. Not to shabby, huh? After seeing the film, and reading this great article on
Hello Giggles about embracing you inner teenager and all her giddiness, I was inspired to choose a fun topic this week: fictional crushes.
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The real reason women
watch this show. |
We all have them - movies that you say you love for the storyline, but really it's just because the leading man is swoon-worthy. You know
Grey's Anatomy wouldn't be as popular if it weren't for McDreamy and McSteamy. Below are my top 5 (current) fictional crushes. Who are yours?
5. Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre (2011)
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| Michael Fassbender as Rochester |
If you know anything about me at all you know I love the story of Jane Eyre, and with that comes a love of Rochester. He's your typical Romantic male lead - dark, brooding, and emotional. Kind of a jerk sometimes, but that's just a ruse to cover his emotional side. In the newest
Jane Eyre the actor playing Rochester was perfect. He managed to pull off wearing a vest, a scarf, even a cotton nightshirt with ruffles. It takes a special kind of guy to make a nightgown look manly.
4. Peeta Mellark, The Hunger Games (2012)
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| Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark |
I may have only read
The Hunger Games in the past month, but if you've read the series, you can probably agree that Peeta is the perfect guy. He thinks of others before himself, he refuses to let the games change him, he endures torture to protect what is right, and is exactly what heroine Katniss needs: a level-headed good guy who just wants what's best for her. He's also had a secret crush on her for like ten years. How adorable is that? Plus it doesn't hurt that he's pretty adorable himself.
3. Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything (1989)
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| John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler |
Admittedly I have a weakness for 80s teen movies, but honestly, how can you not like Lloyd Dobler? He's witty. He teaches kickboxing to little kids. He can be friends with girls and not want to make out with them. He's a good brother and uncle. He sends his girlfriend a love letter in the mail. And when she breaks up with him, by giving him a pen, of all stupid things, he shows up at her house and plays their song outside her window to try and win her back. Basically, he's the perfect 80s boyfriend, with the boy-next-door looks to go with it. I have this movie poster and hung it in my apartments all through college, probably to the chagrin of my roommates.
2. Max/Johnny, Penelope (2006)
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| James McAvoy as Max, or Johnny, or whoever he is |
Penelope is one of my favorite go-to feel-good movies. Christina Ricci is a loveable lead character, a girl cursed with a pig-nose and looking for a guy who will love her for who she really is. The one guy who gives her a chance is named Max, who comes in singing, picking her favorite book off the shelf, and generally sweeping her off of her feet with charm and an indie musician image. She runs away, and he's not really who he says he is, but in the end it doesn't matter, because he has pretty eyes and great hair.
1. Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice (2005)
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| Matthew Mcfayden as Mr. Darcy |
First of all, Fitzwilliam Darcy has been a heartthrob since
Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813. He's shy, thoughtful, intelligent, happens to be wealthy, and says things like "I love you most ardently." I mean, seriously? Who does that? Second, to anyone who says Colin Firth is the only Mr. Darcy, I say, meet Matthew Mcfayden. He makes 19th century sideburns look attractive. In the rain, even. I say I like this film because it's beautifully shot and Lizzie is such a strong female character, but let's be honest, it's all about Darcy.
