The Only Way You Could Meet My Crazy...
Like 99.9% of all Americans (and 100% of all males) I'm completely on board the Jennifer Lawrence bandwagon. Really, how could you not be? She's absolutely gorgeous, she's loaded with talent, and she probably has the quickest wit we've seen from a celebrity in a while, especially from one so young. A friend of mine recently asked me if I thought her PR people stress out every time she opens her mouth for fear that she might say something a little too ridiculous. My response? They probably have one of the easiest jobs in the world. "Hey Jen, um, just be you. That's all." She's just way too charming to worry about. All this to say, yes, one of reasons I liked Silver Linings Playbook so much was because of her. She was great in the film, but SLP hit me hard for other reason.
While I was watching SLP the thought that kept coming to my mind along with a wry smile was, "Holy crap I know these people." This is exactly why I loved the film so much. Unlike most of the Oscar nominated films, the characters in SLP were not larger than life. They weren't one of the most revered Presidents in US history. They weren't super strong willed agents of the CIA. They were the nutty people we know. They were the crazy people some of us are.
If you haven't had the conversation about your history with meds, you must have been in the room when the conversation was happening. If you haven't been stubbornly holding on to someone who doesn't deserve your love, you might have been the object of that love. If you haven't been in love with someone who was stubbornly holding on to someone else, you could have been the friend who was wondering why your good friend wasn't just moving on.
Yes, the characters of SLP were not your typical RomCom characters. But I promise you they were real. I know them. You know them. And this is why I loved the movie so much. It reminded me that we all have stories. It reminded me that we are all living in stories. It made me realize that no matter how boring, common, or even unusual we think our lives might be, there is something there that can be put on the big screen.
You are living a movie. Play your part well, and maybe you'll end up sitting in a chair surrounded by loved ones and holding the one you love.
While I was watching SLP the thought that kept coming to my mind along with a wry smile was, "Holy crap I know these people." This is exactly why I loved the film so much. Unlike most of the Oscar nominated films, the characters in SLP were not larger than life. They weren't one of the most revered Presidents in US history. They weren't super strong willed agents of the CIA. They were the nutty people we know. They were the crazy people some of us are.
If you haven't had the conversation about your history with meds, you must have been in the room when the conversation was happening. If you haven't been stubbornly holding on to someone who doesn't deserve your love, you might have been the object of that love. If you haven't been in love with someone who was stubbornly holding on to someone else, you could have been the friend who was wondering why your good friend wasn't just moving on.
Yes, the characters of SLP were not your typical RomCom characters. But I promise you they were real. I know them. You know them. And this is why I loved the movie so much. It reminded me that we all have stories. It reminded me that we are all living in stories. It made me realize that no matter how boring, common, or even unusual we think our lives might be, there is something there that can be put on the big screen.
You are living a movie. Play your part well, and maybe you'll end up sitting in a chair surrounded by loved ones and holding the one you love.
posted by Angelo at 3/06/2013 01:17:00 PM
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