I know this is not really alphabetically in order as I imagined when I first started doing this project (which is actually really lots of fun, but I really don't have enough time because of the finals and everything), but I watched just yesterday and I wanted to do this as quick as possible to still have the whole idea of what I wanted to write about settled in my mind. Anyway, I plan on doing lots and lots of movie reviews in the next couple of months, mostly because there will be no school to hold me back (and yes, I am aware it should be the other way around)!
I just wanted to do this first as the whole impression of the movie is still very firmly settled in my mind. Again, I've watched this movie over three times and I did have this stage where I simply hated the movie, but then I was a bit bored and it was still among top movies on my "humorous/romance comedy movies" and so I chose to watch it again. For the fourth time. But, as I said, it is on the top of my list for a reason. And that reason is, of course, firstly Mila Kunis, (although a very short) Emma Stone's cameo and the whole wittiness present in the movie. It may seem cliche after you watch it so many times, but the thing is you still cry out of laughter every time. I just love it how they combined all the things that are so common in life in to a cute relationship lots of people can probably relate to. Because movies are meant to make you feel something and be something you can connect with, not only for the thrill. It is a work of art.
So basically the thing between those two dummies is exactly that. The two of them being dummies. Like the harsh break-up thing at the beginning says, they both have some sort of issues. But then again, we all do, right? It's not the end of the world if someone says that to you and I love it how they portrayed that moment in a funny scene, because it always should be presented as such. But yes, break-ups are hard and very emotional, especially for the female part of the relationship, but still - life goes on and that's exactly what the creators of this movie are trying to tell us. That in that exact moment when you think your world is falling apart and when you see nothing good in your life anymore, you have to focus on the things that are yet to come in your life. The good things. And that's what happened. They both just gripped to what they had and focused on "now".
But as always we tend to complicate things and most common among those things are relationships and basic relations between our dearest on a daily basis. Things themselves aren't as complicated as we always make them so. We are complicated and we sometimes cherish our pride, ego and hate more than maintaining the relationship itself. Sometimes we think it's better if we are "loyal" to our inner self than to those around us. That is the most common mistake. Cause we take people for granted and then they leave even though we thought they never will. It's just like that; they get tired of your bullshit and sooner or later that wakes you up and makes you realize it's not all as perfect as you imagined and that it was partly your fault, too, that something didn't quite work out.
So to return to the relationship between Jamie and Dylan, they also got a bit tangled and twisted - a whole lot more than they originally "planned". But as we all well know, love cannot be planned nor predicted, so even expecting something silly as that is definitely not going to work out from the start. Though the sex seemed quite alright, that wasn't just it. It can never really be, can it? It's a well-known truth that men use love to get sex and women use sex to get love. But both Jamie and Dylan seemed kind of lost on that area and so that's why it didn't work out. They did have fights and arguments and all that, like normal couples. But trying to not let love in your life is like trying being on a diet for other people, avoiding all the sweets and chocolates and cakes when you are, in fact, starving. Likewise in reality, you are starving for love when you keep telling yourself you don't need it and you have to keep yourself away from it. That's just the wrong way to actually accept it in your life.
Restraining yourself from pleasure and enjoyment will never get you anywhere. Except going mad. Cause we need it on daily basis, deal with it. I've accepted that long time ago and will not deny realizing that. See, love is a big part of our life and I won'r repeat myself. So that's how I think Jamie's idea of "getting away from all the men" is just plain dumb. But, of course, it's just a movie and I must see it that way so the plot is not ruined and that the whole story is still "gripping" and funny. That's how the creators think anyway. Besides all the praise above, I think the creators didn't really put any of that "true depth" to the movie and I don't resent them that, because, honestly, the movie doesn't need any of that. And that's really not the point of it like being this whole "super smart" movie. No. That's not the point at all. The point of this movie is that we laugh and cry and agree to occasional smart points some of the characters say. But that's about it. Apart from sex, there's nothing truly spicy about the movie and I like it that way. In some way it does have its charm, like every movie does, despite of what it may present to the society or how the latter accepts it.
As stated above, I truly don't see the point of being restrained from men. What you need is being right with yourself in your head and then you win. Men have nothing to do with that. As Bob Marley said: "Truth is, everyone's going to hurt you; you just have to find the ones worth suffering for." You need to accept the fact that being hurt and hurting is inevitable. It's how life works. There's nothing you can do about it except live it. The only way we can live happily and fully is to accept all the universally known truths about this stupid life on this stupid planet and move on. But sometimes it's not that easy to accept those truths. You may already be aware of them just fine, but accepting them in your life and living by those "rules of life" is actually the hard part. But then again, if you do want to eventually move on and live happily (as you deserve), you have to acknowledge that people aren't perfect and so aren't you.
But then again, to change the flow of this post, the ending was really pleasing and pleasantly surprising. Thought most of us have seen the ending before the complication in the plot actually happened, it was sweet, charming and cute. Just like this whole movie. Just like what the point of this whole movie was. As much as some people are not willing to admit, we need those kind of movies in the film entertainment industry. All genres are welcomed and necessary to keep this thing going. Because, as I said before, people are different and we all have different tastes for things. So this way we all get something out of it. But from time to time, it is nice to just sit and relax and watch a lovely romantic comedy, eh?
I just wanted to do this first as the whole impression of the movie is still very firmly settled in my mind. Again, I've watched this movie over three times and I did have this stage where I simply hated the movie, but then I was a bit bored and it was still among top movies on my "humorous/romance comedy movies" and so I chose to watch it again. For the fourth time. But, as I said, it is on the top of my list for a reason. And that reason is, of course, firstly Mila Kunis, (although a very short) Emma Stone's cameo and the whole wittiness present in the movie. It may seem cliche after you watch it so many times, but the thing is you still cry out of laughter every time. I just love it how they combined all the things that are so common in life in to a cute relationship lots of people can probably relate to. Because movies are meant to make you feel something and be something you can connect with, not only for the thrill. It is a work of art.
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| via: http://www.youthconnectmag.com/2014/04/14/ |
But as always we tend to complicate things and most common among those things are relationships and basic relations between our dearest on a daily basis. Things themselves aren't as complicated as we always make them so. We are complicated and we sometimes cherish our pride, ego and hate more than maintaining the relationship itself. Sometimes we think it's better if we are "loyal" to our inner self than to those around us. That is the most common mistake. Cause we take people for granted and then they leave even though we thought they never will. It's just like that; they get tired of your bullshit and sooner or later that wakes you up and makes you realize it's not all as perfect as you imagined and that it was partly your fault, too, that something didn't quite work out.
So to return to the relationship between Jamie and Dylan, they also got a bit tangled and twisted - a whole lot more than they originally "planned". But as we all well know, love cannot be planned nor predicted, so even expecting something silly as that is definitely not going to work out from the start. Though the sex seemed quite alright, that wasn't just it. It can never really be, can it? It's a well-known truth that men use love to get sex and women use sex to get love. But both Jamie and Dylan seemed kind of lost on that area and so that's why it didn't work out. They did have fights and arguments and all that, like normal couples. But trying to not let love in your life is like trying being on a diet for other people, avoiding all the sweets and chocolates and cakes when you are, in fact, starving. Likewise in reality, you are starving for love when you keep telling yourself you don't need it and you have to keep yourself away from it. That's just the wrong way to actually accept it in your life.
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| via: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/film/ |
As stated above, I truly don't see the point of being restrained from men. What you need is being right with yourself in your head and then you win. Men have nothing to do with that. As Bob Marley said: "Truth is, everyone's going to hurt you; you just have to find the ones worth suffering for." You need to accept the fact that being hurt and hurting is inevitable. It's how life works. There's nothing you can do about it except live it. The only way we can live happily and fully is to accept all the universally known truths about this stupid life on this stupid planet and move on. But sometimes it's not that easy to accept those truths. You may already be aware of them just fine, but accepting them in your life and living by those "rules of life" is actually the hard part. But then again, if you do want to eventually move on and live happily (as you deserve), you have to acknowledge that people aren't perfect and so aren't you.
But then again, to change the flow of this post, the ending was really pleasing and pleasantly surprising. Thought most of us have seen the ending before the complication in the plot actually happened, it was sweet, charming and cute. Just like this whole movie. Just like what the point of this whole movie was. As much as some people are not willing to admit, we need those kind of movies in the film entertainment industry. All genres are welcomed and necessary to keep this thing going. Because, as I said before, people are different and we all have different tastes for things. So this way we all get something out of it. But from time to time, it is nice to just sit and relax and watch a lovely romantic comedy, eh?
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