History Main / ThePowerOfLOve

* In ''Film/{{Next}}'', the precognitive abilities of Nicolas Cage's character only allow him to see up to 2 minutes into his own future, except, for no apparent reason, for one recurring vision that presages the arrival of his eventual love interest. Once he's finally met and slept with her, he can see further ahead than ever before.

A SuperTrope to HeartBeatDown, TrueLovesKiss, TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany, and SexuallyTransmittedSuperpowers. A SisterTrope to LightEmUp (light based powers) and HolyHandGrenade (holy powers) which are [[LightIsGood generally good]]. Compare CareBearStare which includes ''all'' positive feelings (happiness, peace, love etc).

* The trope [[TropeNamers takes its name and first sentence]] from the ''Huey Lewis and the News'' song of the same name, which was written for and featured in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. The film provides many examples of The Power of Love. This is also apparent in ''Back to the Future 3'', when Clara Clayton transforms herself from a quiet schoolteacher to a full-on superwoman, who can scale trains in motion, in order to catch up with Doc before he goes back to 1985.

* In ''TabletopGame/ArsMagica'', true love cannot be affected by magic, due to being an integral part of the person. The same goes for [[ThePowerOfHate other passions]] that run just as deep.

* ''ComicBook/DCPride2022'': The twisted doppelgangers are destroyed by Harley and Ivy expounding on their love for each other.

* The tagline for the film ''Film/BreakingTheWaves'' is "Love is a mighty power", though the film employs this trope in [[KillTheCutie just about the most horrific manner imaginable]].

* In ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'', [[spoiler:Cooper's love for his daughter enables him to literally transcend time and space to give her younger self the information required to save humanity]].

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': If Charles has a secondary mutation, it would be this -- he has the ability to "transform" the people around him into better versions of themselves. [[spoiler:His unwavering love and support for his daughter figure Jean allows her to overcome her fears about her Phoenix power, and she fries Apocalypse with deadly efficiency, saving the world and the Professor's life in the process. Magneto pulls a HeelFaceTurn when he realizes that his love for Xavier is stronger than his hate towards human society, which has murdered his family twice over.]] Peter could've easily returned to his mother's basement and continued wasting his potential after the FinalBattle (especially considering that he had decided to withhold from Erik that he's his son), but it's implied that Maximoff was touched by Charles' worry for his well-being when Xavier had created a telepathic link between them while Quicksilver was fighting Apocalypse. It should be noted that Charles hadn't spoken to Peter in a decade, but the former's capacity for love is so great that he had opened his mind to a young mutant whom he barely knows, and he sincerely cared about whether Maximoff got hurt or not. The self-described "total loser" Quicksilver is now a member of the X-Men who can make a positive difference in the world.

* Much of what Music/CelineDion has sung, including one song with the Trope Name. A running theme is that love grants the (figurative) power of flight. "Because You Loved Me" has "you gave me wings and made me fly / you touched my hand, I could touch the sky". The French track "En Amour" is all about love and flight. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" has the line "Two hearts that need one another / Give me wings to fly." Other examples include the obscure "Love Lights the World", and of course "The Power of Love" with its bridge "The sound of your heart beating made it clear suddenly / The feeling that I can't go on is light years away."

** ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' The Court Of Swords is all about this trope. Princesses of Swords can use their magic more cheaply when either blessing or defending those they love, several of their Charms create flames whose heat is proportionate to the love they feel, and other Sword Charms can detect, renew, or even create True Love. Note that it doesn't have to be ''romantic'' love, any of TheFourLoves will work.

* Chloe in ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', being a {{succubus}} and all that [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/It%20just%20got%20wronger can enjoy it]]... [[PowerHigh very much]]... to GlowingEyes and DramaticWind.

* At the end of the 1910 Edison Studios adaptation of ''Literature/Frankenstein'' the monster fades into nothing while standing in front of a mirror. When Dr. Frankenstein looks in it he sees the monster's reflection, but his better nature and love for his wife make it change back into his own.

** According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Dutchman_%28opera%29 most of of his subsequent operas]] use this trope too.

A SuperTrope to HeartBeatDown, TrueLovesKiss, TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany. A SisterTrope to LightEmUp (light based powers) and HolyHandGrenade (holy powers) which are [[LightIsGood generally good]]. Compare CareBearStare which includes ''all'' positive feelings (happiness, peace, love etc).

* In ''Webcomic/TheRedStar'', [[http://www.beyondrealitymedia.com/the-red-star/issue-2/page-2/ Maya talks of how once you have true love, you never lose the effect of it.]]
%%Administrivia/WeblinksAreNotExamples* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2672 the power of love can even withstand concentrated efforts to stop it.]]
%%** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3253 and transform diabolic pitchforks.]]
%%** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2245 and ward off Satan's power.]]
%%** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2518 Attempts to reject it don't work well.]]

* Frank and Sadie Doyle of the ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'' have conquered a fair share of supernatural baddies through the power of their love. A Valentine's Day special dedicated to them featured the Doyles [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth blowing up a succubus after it tried to devour their love]], attracting the attention of Freya and Bacchus because an oracle declared ''their'' love the strongest of all, and thwarting a Will o' the Wisp from stealing their souls before it even started by the simple fact that their souls belong to each other.

[[Film/BackToTheFuture The Power]] [[Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews of Love]] is [[LoveMakesYouCrazy a curious thing]]. It makes [[LoveHurts one man weep]], and [[HappilyMarried another man]] [[WaxingLyrical sing]]. It can [[LoveRedeems change a hawk to a little white dove]]. [[LoveImbuesLife Bring inanimate objects to life]]. It might just save your life. It makes people want to give up personal freedom to [[PropertyOfLove belong to each other]]. Don't you dare mock it, it's more than a feeling, [[Film/BackToTheFuture that's the Power of Love]].

* Supervillainess Sahar, in the ''WebOriginal/WhateleyUniverse''. She has a psychic ability to -- once she's seduced a Psi -- get so close that she can learn to copy that Psi's best 'knacks'. This makes her a ruthless femme fatale, until she falls in love with a mark, Zenith. She doesn't know how to handle that. So it takes a different kind of love -- [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]] -- to get her to finish her HeelFaceTurn. And she gets Zenith back.

'''[[spoiler: [=iJeeves-]]]:''' Indeed. [[spoiler: [slices Marian in to pieces]]] As a tactic, it leaves something to be desired.

* In ''WebOriginal/CriticalRole'', apparently even the RandomNumberGod bends to the power of love. In this universe, by the Dungeon Master's homebrew rules, the resurrection of dead characters can fail based on dice rolls, and anyone attempting a resurrection ritual can make up to three offerings (with associated skill checks) to increase the chance of success. When [[spoiler: Percy]] is killed, Vex admits she's in love with him and [[TrueLovesKiss kisses him]]. She rolls a Natural 20 on her skill check, and the ritual ultimately succeeds.

* Supervillainess Sahar, in the ''FanLiterature/WhateleyUniverse''. She has a psychic ability to -- once she's seduced a Psi -- get so close that she can learn to copy that Psi's best 'knacks'. This makes her a ruthless femme fatale, until she falls in love with a mark, Zenith. She doesn't know how to handle that. So it takes a different kind of love -- [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]] -- to get her to finish her HeelFaceTurn. And she gets Zenith back.

'''[[spoiler: [[FanNickname iJeeves]]]]:''' Indeed. [[spoiler: [slices Marian in to pieces]]] As a tactic, it leaves something to be desired.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheMagicOfPegasus'': The [[MagicWand Wand of Light]] can only unleash its power for good and good alone; [[ThePowerOfHate if used with negative emotions such as anger, it refuses to work.]] Annika had to figure that out the hard way.

* In ''Film/TheMatrix'', it appears that Neo's transformation into The One is sparked by Trinity telling his mostly-dead body that she loves him. However, the Power of Logic is also implicated: She loves Neo. She was told by the oracle that the man she loved would be the One; therefore, Neo is the One. The One would not be dead; therefore, Neo cannot be dead.
** And the fact that the sensation of Trinity kissing him makes Neo realize that despite the Matrix input, he isn't actually dead, so it makes sense.

* The trope [[TropeNamers takes its name and first sentence]] from the ''Huey Lewis and the News'' song of the same name, which was written for and featured in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. The film provides many examples of The Power of Love. Sometimes The Power of Creepy Probably-Incestuous Love. This is also apparent in ''Back to the Future 3'', when Clara Clayton transforms herself from a quiet schoolteacher to a full-on superwoman, who can scale trains in motion, in order to catch up with Doc before he goes back to 1985.
* The tagline for the film ''Film/BreakingTheWaves'' is "Love is a mighty power", though the film employs this trope in [[KillTheCutie just about the most horrific manner imaginable]], leaving you to ponder the mental state of the filmmaker.

* A more cynical and indirect usage: In the film ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}'', the heroine weeps over a dead boy, causing him to come back to life -- because her tears infected him with vampirism.

** In ''Literature/TheFourGospels'', John stated that {{God}} is love, and whoever does not love does not know God.
** ''Literature/BookOfCorinthians'' has a verse that talks about the divine love, or Agape that is God's love towards His children, and the love of His children between each other. You'll probably recognize it; the verse is now a stock reading at weddings.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'': Wolfwalkers normally need to be asleep to let their spirits become wolves. [[spoiler:Although it helped that Bill was straining against his neck chain to the point of passing out, his sheer paternal need to protect his daughter from the Lord Protector allows him to shift into his wolf form in the nick of time.]]

* Hilariously mentioned and subverted in ''Webcomic/AndShineHeavenNow'' after Marian (a parody of the MarySue trope) attacks [[spoiler: the I-Jin of [[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Jeeves]]]] and musses up his hair, which he points out is unlikely: