Peter And Vandy: To Stay In Or Out?

Out of boredom on a Sunday afternoon, I came upon a movie that was saved in the communal PC's hard drive at home. It was not something I have heard of, but there was nothing interesting in the said PC, so I went ahead with this one.

It is actually about the ups and downs of the romantic relationship of two ordinary people. During the first parts of the film, it is easy to get all confused and frustrated about how it is all arranged. It is very much like 500 Days Of Summer, where the entire flick is not presented in a chronological order. It jumps from one scene to another, making it quite confusing for those who find too taxing to think (which includes me). However, I'm a sucker for romantic films, and I had the feeling that this one has a good story behind it, so I proceeded to watch the entire film and see what it wants to point out.

Basically, the film tackles the things that most relationships go through. The entire process involves a long journey. At start, the two people develop and realize an attraction between each other. It seems that they share the same interest and have the same views on certain matters. This eventually becomes a basis for the desire to be with each other at all times. In the film, the couple eventually decided to live with each other. This is where the struggles start to show up. The two people start to realize their differences and how hard it is to get along with someone who does not share one's ideas, beliefs and practices. Even the very simple act of making PB&J sandwich becomes a source of arguments and conflicts. As time goes by, these two souls who were so in-love with each other, who thought that they have found their soul's other half, start to drift apart. They did break up.

That was not the end though. Throughout the course of movie, it was shown that after the winter, when they had the hardest point of their relationship, they were still together. After breaking up, it felt as if there was really nothing wrong with each other. It was nobody's fault. With that realization, they were able to talk things out and get back in each others' arms.

Personally, I think the film simply points out the hard part of being in a relationship. It shows how two people can be so different. However, it also points out that despite all the differences, these two people can still be together. All it takes is the desire to be together. If they have that, they can work on making their lives better together than any other way.

Vandy: Peter, everything that happened with us happened for a reason. This is who we are together. We're just gonna stay the same way. It's not gonna be any different.
Peter: Yeah, I know. I understand what you are saying. I understand you. This is what I want. You are the person I want to be with. Do you feel the same way?

The Hangover: Where Friendship Is Tested

At first glance, the movie Hangover might seem like all other funny, senseless flicks that abound in the very, very huge tube these days. However, I do find something sentimental and thought-provoking about it.

This is another unplanned movie night. I was just checking my mails at home when my brother pointed out that I should watch the movie saved in the home PC's desktop, so he can delete it already. Since I was a couple of hours early at home that night, I obliged for some laughs before I hit the sack.

I did get some laugh from it. In addition to that, I was amazed at the great friendship between the guys in the film. Maybe it's because guys do not usually show their loyalty and talk about their bond as much as girls do. It's just touching how they showed their care for each other. It is, more or less, normal for guys to act immature and completely like kids at times, but when the serious stuff comes around, it is nice that they are able to stand up together and really help and pull each other out of the trouble that they got themselves into. There were moments when tempers went ablaze, terrible words were uttered, and punches were thrown here and there, but in the end though, they were concerned about each other's welfare. Phil, despite his constant easygoing personality, kept on telling Stu what a bad idea it was to think about marrying his controlling live-in partner. The guys also did everything they could and dealt with tigers, casinos, Mike Tyson and even a Chinese gangster (who looks gay, by the way) just to save their friend and have him ready for his wedding.

This just makes me realize one thing about guys. They do stick to each other and stand up for each other, even though they do not talk a lot about it. This might be a good thing in general, but for the girlfriends, this might prove to be a problem. Guys can lie together to protect each other, even when the clear evidence of their misdeeds are already there.

PS. I said they can, not that they all do :)