Top 5 Camouflage-inspired Movies To Get you in the V-day Mood

Valentines Day-perhaps the most overwhelmingly underwhelming day of the year. A day romantics anticipate with sky-high expectations only to have those chocolate covered dreams dashed by-you know- kids, work, and LIFE . If you’re anything like me and embrace the tackiness of heart adorned everything, and have a genuine love for love you might have a nasty record of ending up disappointed on good ole’ February 14 th .

Recently, I made a break-through discovery: sweatpants and a reason to eat junk food are better than being wined and dined at a fancy restaurant that requires a sacrificial lamb in the form of a week’s salary. Pull up your pajama pants lovebirds and let’s explore a list of five MODERN camouflage inspired love stories that are sure to satisfy your romantic hearts.

5. The Little Boy Whether you need some time to calm the kids before the real magic happens or your soul just needs a genuine and inspiring message, this movie will not disappoint. This story hits close to home as the main character struggles with sending his father to fight the Japanese during WWII. The message is clear that if one believes and practices faith, the impossible can be made possible.

Tissue Factor: 2 out of 5

4. Pearl Harbor If you’ve been living under a rock for the majority of your life and haven’t seen this film yet you may want to look toward the light. Two words: Ben [and] Josh. This film not only exemplifies romantic love during one of our nation’s most trying periods of War but it also successfully portrays brotherly love- the kind that knows not selfishness.

Tissue factor: 4 out of 5

3. The Lucky One This list would be very much incomplete without a film inspired by arguably the most popular romance inspired author of our time, Nicholas Sparks. A Marine believes that fate in the form of a stranger kept him alive during three grueling tours in Iraq. Upon his homecoming, the marine sets out to find his lucky charm and ends up mystified by a girl with a seemingly complicated soul.

Tissue factor: 3.9999 out of 5

2. The Patriot If you’ve already seen this movie you may be somewhat confused as to why one would classify such a film among the romance genre. This film is one of the most love filled pictures you will ever watch. In it you will find the very attributes that are so prevalent to our lifestyle: love for country, love for family, love for freedom, and just about any other worthy love scenario you can conjure up. Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger make an incredible father-son team willing to do anything necessary to protect the ones they love during the American Revolution.

Tissue Factor: 4.5 out of 5

1. American Sniper I’ll never forget the feeling I had after viewing this movie in theaters. Silence, and the faint sound of breathing followed the film’s closing scene- in a sold out showroom. This film shed light on not only the hardships endured by some military families but also gave a whole new definition to the meaning of the word: Love. The true story of America’s most deadly sniper, Chris Kyle, along with his wife, Taya Kyle, showed the world the complex and undying attributes of Military kind of love during and after a modern war. A definite must see, and sure winner on this list.

Tissue factor: 10 out of 5

It doesn’t take a fancy French restaurant or an expensive array of gifts to deem this Valentines Day a success. Whether you find yourself in the company of your sweetheart, your family, friends, or even a night spent pampering yourself, I hope you eat until you hurt and enjoy the simplicity of home- you deserve it.