by Michael Lyons
Nothing says romance like the Red Hulk. This Valentine's Day, there will be no rom-coms debuting in theaters, but instead, a movie that seems more akin to the summer season, when Captain America: Brave New World, the latest superhero installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is unveiled.
In it, Anthony Mackie takes on the mantle of Captain America, with Harrison Ford as the adversarial Red Hulk. If you think that these characters springing to life from the pages of comic books isn't exactly Valentine's Day fare, you'd be surprised.
In between superpowers and action sequences, the Marvel movies have made room for a lot of love. To celebrate Captain America: Brave New World and Valentine's Day, here's a look back at some "Marvel"-ous romantic moments from this super cinematic universe:
"Proof that Tony Stark has a heart." - The inscription on the arc reactor case in Iron Man (2008).
"I'm gonna need a rain check on that dance."
"All right. A week next Saturday at The Stork Club."
- Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), knowing that they will never see each other again, in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
"I love you in every universe." - Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to Dr. Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
"What is grief, if not love persevering?" - Vision (Paul Bettany) to Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) on WandaVision (2021).
"You're horrifying to look at, yes. But that's a good thing. When you're ugly, and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are. Beautiful people never know who to trust." - Drax (Dave Bautista) to Mantis (Pom Klementieff) in Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 (2017).
"I love you 3000" - Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) to his daughter, Morgan (Lexi Rabe) in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Wishing everyone a Super Valentine's Day!
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