Shae's Favorite Couples - Animated Movie Edition

What're you doing on this fine Tuesday? Reading this awesome blog on my favorite animated couples. Why animated couples? More like why not animated couples. For years there have been various ones to catch our hearts and make us go "aww" when they finally end up together. So, today, that's what I'm doing. Proof that not all love is gross. There's also something cute about animated couples ending up together.

Case and point Jack and Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas. Jack is a rambunctious Pumpkin King who happens to tire of Halloween. Sally is an adorable Ragdoll sown together and given life by a mad scientist. What happens when their two worlds collide? Nothing. It just turns out that Sally is madly in love with Jack and he's an idiot. Instead of noticing her at first, Jack stupidly falls in love with Christmas. Yep. Christmas. That's the only part about this movie and Jack that I can't seem to agree with. Despite a lot going against them; Jack totally ignoring Sally, and all kinds of mishaps, the movie is a pretty solid romance story. Sure it's not really traditional, but Sally does all she can to help Jack, and he does all he can to be stupid. Eventually, Sally and Jack find their way to true love and live happily ever after....because, you know.....love.

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Wall-E and Eve have the strangest love, because they're Robots. Wall-E is a self sufficient cleaning Robot who happens to be the last one of his kind on the planet Earth. How? Why? Don't ask silly questions. Humans have ruined the planet, and instead of them staying and actually cleaning it up themselves, they bail and leave robots to clean up their messes for them. Because, you know, reasons. Eve works for as a scouting robot where she travels different planets in search of plant life. If it can grow plants, it can host humans. The two stumble upon each other, and it's Wall-E who falls head over heels for Eve. The entire movie he spends his time helping her, and also wanting nothing more than to hold her hand. Wall-E is so dedicated to the idea of love and having someone's hand to hold that he even nearly dies in an effort to finish Eve's mission. His acts of heroism actually get him rebuilt entirely. It's not until Eve holds his hand that Wall-E regains himself and the two live on happy bliss together. Or something similar.

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Lastly, what blog about love would be complete if I didn't give a mad shoutout to Astrid and Hiccup? How to Train Your Dragon and How to Train Your Dragon 2 have given us the best love story. Okay, granted it's not all love, but isn't it? Hiccup starts out being a gangly kid who has no friends and the biggest crush on the popular girl in the village, Astrid. She's tough, can handle herself against any dragon, and will take down anyone who dares suggest otherwise. Astrid is all about kicking butt and asking questions later. She pays no mind to Hiccup....that is until she discovers his secrets. It's Toothless who brings out the softer side to Astrid. The dragon makes the Viking lass see that it's not always black and white. Hiccup wins her over, secretly, long before he faces the Queen Dragon and loses his leg. In the second film, the two are a happy couple and they seem to do nothing but love and support one another. Now, I don't know about you, but that's a pretty powerful message to send.

If these three animated couples have taught me anything, it's that love isn't always easy, but it's worth fighting for. Not to mention, love is about communication, even when it's just beeps, or braiding someone's hair. It's letting that person know you're their for them, even if they have horrible taste in holidays.

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