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{M1} Romanticising Love

There are films, and there are stuff that cannot be unseen.
If people ask me what my favourite movie is, I wouldn't be able to answer them.
I don't have an all-time favourite movie. My list changes more frequently than the exchange rate, or the stock price. It's like asking me to choose between my bunny and my brother -I cannot.

To exemplify this even more,
I separate movies into the following categories:
- Movies I enjoyed watching (movies for entertainment purposes, mainstream cinema and the likes)
- Movies I enjoyed analysing (emotional movies and less mainstream, maybe)
- Movies that cannot be unseen (and is still giving me nightmares and making me question its existence)

So, let me share with you some movies -with love as the main theme- I'm currently enjoying, as of now. Most of them are under the first two categories. There's only one movie franchise in category three, and that is *cough* Kick-ass *cough* 
Let me tell you before hand that I am not a true believer in love,
I believe in compatibility, which means my opinion may disagree with your point of view.
I believe that love exist, but love is not the prime aspect that keeps two -or more- people together.
I don't, by any means, look down on love, or think it's nonsense. So don't get me wrong.
In other words, I relate myself to Sam, but admire the love of Karenin.

Lets get started, shall we?
They are not ranked, by the way. I love them all equally, I really do.
Although I would pick Anna Karenina over anything, any movie, or even anyone. wahahaha.


kay;

"Anna Karenina" (2012)
Directed by Joe Wright,
Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy,
Screenplay by Tom Stoppard.  

This, ladies and gentlemen, 

is one of the best screenplays I've ever had a chance to experience.

And, also, the best Love mumbo jumbos I've ever seen.

Every archetypes of romantic discourse are in there, and is represented as equals, no love is greater than others. This is why this film is awesome.
However, people would relate to at least one kind of love, and view them as the greater love than other loves. Its normal; we relate ourselves with the spectacles we experience.
It's romantic, yes, but it also shows the tragic side of love, as well.
Since not every road are paved with roses.

Cinematographically astounding, smoothy connected screenplay,

and costume perfection; All In One.

This very scene -The Waltz Scene- amplifies Anna's desire for passionate love,
and is the scene where everything kicks it.
The love shared between her and her husband, Karenin, is like a steady candle flame,
and now that a bonfire is in front of her, the bonfire she had been longing for,
who wouldn't take the risk?
She got married when she was eighteen with a man too good to be true,
but a relationship too unfaltering that turns her cold from inside out.
(I would go deeper into the cinematographic aspects of this, 
but lets save that for later,
we are here to talk about this pink mist people called Love.)
Vronsky was the complete opposite from her husband,
Young, irresponsible, passionate and cheeky.
Well, I shouldn't have used the word 'cheeky' but you get the idea.
He is the bonfire of passion that would keep her warm,
and is the fire that would burn her to ashes.
Young love versus Lasting love,
your choice.

"It would be a sin to help you destroy yourself." 

- Alexei Karenin

"Stuck in Love" (2012)
Directed and written by: Josh Boone

Why do you believe, or not believe, in love?

Was it when you saw your mother with another guy,

or was it when you saw that your father is still waiting for her to come back?

Yes, people are afraid to get hurt, 

that's why some people decided to shut themselves away from love.

"Don'ts keep people safe,"

I agree.

Samantha, played by Lily Collins, also agrees with this,

at least during the first half of the film.

The love shared between Sam and Lou may not be perfect,

but they are compatible.

A relationship wouldn't work if one constantly tries to save the other,

the two should try saving each other together.

So, Sam and Lou's relationship is the example of walking into love,

while Sam's brother's love is an example of falling -head first- into love.

Sam's brother romanticise pain, and love, and the pain from love.

He has the soul of an artist.

That, for me, is irrational, but love is supposed to be irrational, right?

Still, I never could understand his view point.

Moreover, the love their parents shared play a big part in their lives.

Sam saw her father setting up a place for her mother every year, 

waiting for the chance that she might come back.

Because of this, Sam viewed love as irrational, and her father as well.

Little did she know about their relationship.

People lost their way when doubt blurred their sight,

and people make mistakes 

because we are only human.

Yes, her father waited,

but it wasn't an irrational wait with sobbing, begging and being sulky.

Well, maybe a little stalking, but it wasn't a big deal.

He waited in peace

-with occasionally hooking up with people and going on dates- 

because he knows, deep down,

that she would come back.

He believes in the love they shared.

"A realist just sees that face and packs it in with every other pretty girl they've ever seen before. The hopeless romantic becomes convinced that God put them on Earth to be with that one person. But there is no God and life is only as meaningful as you fool yourself into thinking it is."

- Samantha Borgens 

ps; Josh Boone also directed the adaptation of the ever famous YA book by John Green,
"The Fault in our Stars"
In theatres now in most countries,
except for the one I'm in.
Thanks a lot, man.

"Much Ado About Nothing" (2012)
Directed and written by Joss Whedon.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare 

This film is about love, and other stuff as well.
But I just want to put this here to show how amazing
Joss Whedon
is.
He created this during his hiatus after wrapping up
The Avengers,
and he did all this
IN 12 DAYS.
He also composed the soundtrack for this film as well,
using the dialogue from the play as lyrics.
Joss Whedon is a genius.
Welcome to the Whedonerse.

This has nothing to do with the post,
or anything to do with the romantic love discourse.
I just want to put this here while I wait for A2,
Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda,
what more can I ask for?
#fangirling

Seriously, guys.
Go watch this movie,
it's superb.

And that's it for my first serious (?) post.

Analysing the different types of love from movies, and all that.

The thing about films, and understanding films, is that different people would see different films, yet the same moving pictures.

When we watch a film, our brains link what's happening on screen to your past experiences and your personal belief. This is why film interpretations varied from people to people, community to community, and so on so forth.

There's this saying;

"Not two persons ever read the same book." (Edmund Wilson)
This could apply to films as well.
It depends on you, really, and how you view the film.
Except for some really crappy films, *cough* Twilight *cough* 
Even that is debatable, I think.
I rarely say a film is crappy, because filmmakers had put a lot of effort into making it.
The editing team had done some really kick-ass job putting all the scenes together, at least respect them and their work. To edit a film you would kill yourself after watching it is a big deal, alright.
Imagine editing Twilight for a month or two, everyday.
Imagine that, and give the editing team a pat on the shoulder when you are done.


Bye.

R5 - Here comes Forever (Acoustic)

{001}; Not a simple 'Hello'

Hello.
The name is Rata, and has been Rata since 1993.
I'm as random as my blog, especially this post.
So, lets gets organised, shall we?

There will be three or more labels,
- M for movie reviews,
- B for book reviews,
- T for travelling stuff like travelogues etc
and, lastly,
- {xxx} for personal stuff like this one, which will probably be random things.

PS: Films and Books analysis (theses stuff) will be labeled as 'teatime';
because I can. There's also a list on your right, just under the 'about me' thingy, separating my entries into different categories.
Hope this will make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for ... I hope.

Right, so there is this and there's that.
Please do stay tuned, I'd really appreciate it x

By the way,
there are 2 links on the top of my blog;

Curiouser ♥︎ / magic from my camera.

One is for my tumblr, and the other leads to my photography/travelling blog where I post pictures I took during my trip to different places. Feel free to stalk me, they are my publicised personal space, after all. x


And now to a quote that has nothing to do with this entry.
I'll just put it here because this very quote has been floating in my mind for more than five days now, and I don't know what causes it.

"With hope at last, Will Herondale"

Bye.

From Tim Burton's
"Alice in Wonderland" (2010)