17) Blue Valentine (2010)

Ultimately, Blue Valentine is a raw and emotional look at a relationship in the process of dying. Here we travel between the past and the present, showing the intense love between Dean and Cindy and their painful break. This film depicts the rosy, hopeful beginning contrasting them with the heartbreaking moments that follow soon after, never even coming to terms with love's complexities. The deep fondness of love gradually changes to painful distance, Blue Valentine offers a brutal analysis of the fragility of relationships and the memory that haunts emotional ties.
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