I’ve seen a load of movies already—of different kinds, but more of the love stories type. As I make a new list of to-watch-for-movies, I realize that I grew tired of watching predictable ones. There are only two kinds of movies—the one who’ll end with the happily-ever-after part, just like the fairytales, and the other one which ends in tragedy. The former makes you believe in love and its power to defile hardships and impediments, while the latter usually leaves an impression that some things are simply not meant to be. Oh well, as a movie-addict myself, I love great stories and happy endings…but it’s usually those stories which leaves you hanging, depressed, mad, and really sad are the ones which would stick in your memory and the one that usually stands out. Take for example my top 3 favorite movies of all time: A Walk to Remember tops my list, followed by the ever famous Titanic, and then the movie If Only. If there’s one thing in common among them, it’s the fact that these movies really made me cry—not just sob, but really cry!—and the endings of these movies have haunted me for quite some time thinking, “why couldn’t they just be together?!” well, talk about hopeless romantic thinking that all great love stories always end up just like the fairytales. Of course I grew up, and now it’s different—from watching those tragic movies, I’ve learned something about love: I’ve learned that the depth of a great love cannot be measured by how well it ended—but on how the great love story’s intricate parts were weaved into beautiful and magnificent masterpiece which we would love and cherish for its beauty as a whole. It’s not about the spectacular beginning or the great finale of a love story that truly matters, but on the breathtaking and unforgettable plot of the story itself. It’s not about someone’s death in the end, but on how love actually made them alive.
POSTSCRIPT:
How I turn a tragic ending into an unforgettable happy ending: treasure the moments of the story which made me smile…made me believe in true love, in the beauty of life, and the story of forever.
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