![]() ![]() Two American cowboys, Jack ( Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis ( Heath Ledger), develop a romantic relationship while working together as shepherds, and the film explores the complexity of their relationship over the decades to come, as they yearn to be together but cannot, due to socio-political contexts of the time and place. Jules is no princess, and Rue is definitely not a prince, but this parallel offers a precious indication of how the two view their love for each other.Īng Lee's 2006 neo-Western romantic drama Brokeback Mountain is hailed as an incredibly important piece of Queer cinema. She looks angelic while Rue rides in as the Prince, leans over, and (after reading a note offering consent) kisses her princess, awakening her. Jules lies on a pillow of flowers, dressed as Snow White. The snippet is animated and is a sweet, pure indication of love's power to save and revive. Using Snow White in this montage is a delectable moment of tone change. The princess awakens and, the two live happily ever after. Her prince finds her a year later, and feeling deeply saddened, decides to lean in and kiss her. After being poisoned by her evil step-mother, Snow White lays in a glass coffin in the middle of the woods, forced into an eternal slumber only to be broken by true love's kiss. ![]() By portraying these characters in the Titanic scene, with Rue holding Jules as they sail against a deep orange sunset, Levinson is providing a cultural reference point for you to understand the current emotional status of these characters.ĭisney's first-ever full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, released in 1937 was the world's first introduction to the Disney princess, and her charming prince, as we know and love today. ![]() The Rules relationship is being cemented in pop culture as another of the iconic romance stories, in a less hetero-normative, more relevant love this generation can connect to. Seeing Rue and Jules as Jack and Rose feels like an intentional link to season one's Romeo and Juliet crux. ![]() The scene in which Jack is holding Rose at the head of the ship with her arms out as she proclaims "I'm flying, Jack," has held its place in pop culture throughout the years, and remains a prominent symbol of true love. Jack ( Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose ( Kate Winslet) are the Romeo and Juliet of the 20th Century, and their love has been referenced, parodied, discussed, criticized, and revered as a cultural checkpoint since the movie's release. It remained the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's Avatar surpassed it in 2010. James Cameron's 1997 Titanic has stood the test of time as one of the most iconic love stories ever brought to cinema. In high school, these kinds of first love's truly do feel like the movies, and Levinson is depicting the intensity and grandeur of this for the two involved. They are at their most intimate and have finally reached a state of contentment (albeit, contentment based on false pretenses). It makes sense for Rue and Jules to then take on these parts. Jerry Zucker's romance fantasy thriller Ghost was the ultimate love story of 1990, and the famous pottery scene with Sam ( Patrick Swayze) nestled behind Molly ( Demi Moore) caressing clay on a pottery wheel while The Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody" plays make it one of the most sensual and intimate portrayals of love ever seen on the big screen. Mid-season two sees the teenage relationship finally in a place of stillness, if only for an episode. The 'Rules' relationship has been tumultuous, with most of the first season revolving around a will-they-won't-they storyline in which the two are in love with each other, but neither knows about the other. Episode four of Euphoria's season two opens with a surreal montage of Rue ( Zendaya) and Jules ( Hunter Schafer) portraying different pieces of art and cinema, depicting love in various capacities. ![]()
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