DIRECTOR'S CUT: 5 MORE Movie Marriages that are Actually Super Healthy
What makes a marriage work? What are your favorite movie marriages?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are doing another round of top movie marriages and sharing what makes these movie marriages thrive. They take a look at five great marriages: Pongo and Perdita from 101 Dalmatians, Barbara and Adam from Beetlejuice, Guido and Dora from Life is Beautiful, Elinor and Fergus from Brave, and Rick and Evie from The Mummy. They discuss themes such as love languages, problem solving, and loyalty. Look out for our honorable mentions and tell us your favorite movie marriages in the comments below!
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Inge and Olaf in Sweet Land. I realize they aren't married throughout the telling of their story, but it's not for lack of trying. When it came harvest time in the film, I remember thinking, this is real love. (Of course, this comes from a Kansas girl.)
The couples from RED!
I’m genuinely impressed with Alan’s impersonation 😝 Please do a cosplay!
I’m just here to further support team #pausedfortheeditorsnote and pledge my undying loyalty to the cause that is bringing back The Mummy with the original cast members. When I watched the first couples video I was yelling “Rick and Evie” by the end, because they’re up there with Morticia and Gomez as supreme couples goals.
Unsure if it's a hot take but I would love an episode on Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne. Specifically from Quantumania which admittedly isn't perfect but I think their relationship while not a highlight is adorable and I love it
Our couple’s goals are Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively🥹
Have you ever seen the movie “Easy A”? The marriage in that movie is GOLDEN.
Funny you should ask... we just shot an episode on it!
What a great episode, so heart warming. Thank you guys!
I will keep saying it until they're included in one of these or get their own episode: Tom and Maddie Wachowski from the Sonic movies! (Bonus points for James Marsden! XD)
The 101 Dalmatians animation style is beautiful! As a kid I also watched it like daily including the intro song and the animation it goes with. I thought it was absolutely perfect. Walt Disney HATED that movie and it's animation style. He thought it was sloppy (and it looks that way compared to for example Cinderella) and that the lines and coloring were horrible. Here's a video on the story of that, I hope some of you understand spanish... haha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTxBIJxeQs
There's no global award for Editor's Notes...and I now realize that's a mistake.
#rickandevieforlife And I thoroughly agree with the editors note!!
I just want to stop by to agree wholeheartedly with the brief editor's note. But also, I love that you guys highlight healthy relationships, too. It's wonderful to see the good as well as the not so good.
Jonathan and Alan, thank you so much for doing these. Your videos have helped me see more into the meaning anof movies and relationships, but also helped me in my own life. I just got out of a pretty painful relationship in which my partner said constantly near the end of our relationship “you have been with me long enough you should know what I need.” I didn’t realize until after the relationship that this was incredible damaging to me and caused me so much more stress and pain. I knew things were wrong and I would try in my own ways to better the situation. Then being told what I was doing wasn’t helping or incorrect it just ate me up inside. I’m happy you brought this up in the video today because I should have known sooner that this was manipulative and ultimately just ended up hurting both of us. Again thank you for mentioning this because I know now that everything changes even hourly of goals and needs of someone, and having a clear line of communication will always lead to a better relationship than assuming your partners needs or wants.
I’m sorry that happened to you, but I’m glad you’ve learned something that will hopefully be valuable in your next relationship! It gets better. -alan
Love a film that can get Jono to tear up <3 <3 <3
THE EDITOR'S NOTE!!!!! agreed.
Alan doubly needs to cosplay Fergus because I cosplay/play Merida for work, and I could double down on the Internet Dad mojo 🤣
I am with the editor for this one. I have adored Brendan Fraser since Encino Man.
My cat and I definitely have a love language. Hugs are often required. As for whimsy in war. Absolutely! Maybe it's gallows humor, but having a moment to break the tension when you're out there... We'd be cancelled in no time back home, but some of the funniest things I've ever seen, and some of the dirtiest, foulest, and inappropriate humor was with my fellow troops. Send it!
Jack black taught me - stalactite, hold on tight, stalagmite, might poke you in the ass... thank you tenacious D
That wall o' text begging for another Brendan Fraser Mummy movie was worth testing my reflexes to hit pause at the right time. Not a geologist, but the way I remember the difference between stalagmites and stalagtites is that the letter "m" looks like it is growing from the ground and the letter "t" looks like it is growing from the ceiling. Also, yes, I want to hear the senator story, too. Please and thank you.
When I was a kid I went to mammoth cave and they taught me a mnemonic for stalactites and stalagmites, a stalactite is holding tight to the ceiling and a stalagmite thinks it might be able to reach up to the ceiling!
I would also like to nominate Tony Stark and Pepper Potts for good married couple... though I'm not sure I can watch clips from Endgame without sobbing, lol.
Omg, the editor's note, totally paused and read that, and ABSOLUTELY AGREE!
Fun mnemonic: stalaCtites are on the Ceiling; stalaGmites are on the Ground. So anything falling from above is a stalactite!
Who wrote the "brief editors note"? I feel like it was David, but Alan does surprise me some times with his hardcore fan boy.
It was very much David. I cannot keep up with his... eloquence. -Alan
Can’t wait to watch later but guys, I’d like to humbly request at least one video on Stepmom, starring Julia Robert’s and Susan Sarandon. Not only about navigating new families and marriages, but the women bonding later, and confronting death.
I want the Senator story, too. Also, my cat lets me hug her. but we have a respect relationship and she is also my therapy animal. She helps me control many of my minor panic attacks. and Alan, that voice at the end... wow laughed so hard.
Not a geologist, but the way I learned it: Ceiling tight, ground might Stalactites come from the ceiling, stalagmites come from the ground. Hope that helps! ☺️
I agree with Birdwell on the senator story. 🤭 Also that editor note on The Mummy, was intense...
Wow... there was a LOT to unpack in that 'brief' editors note :D
Yep, I wonder how this affects the YT stats!? Pausing prongs the watch time? 🤔
I WANT THE SENATOR STORY
SAME
