Once in a while there
comes a movie which touches you for its sheer beauty in simplicity. It’s not a
conventional and clichéd romantic drama. Its life! A life which shows the many facets of what a personality can
be. It depicts how faith and love can attract each other to make the kind of
couples that exist in this world. It shows how the happiest people can be
troubled and yet try their best to live a fulfilling life. It shows that
marriage is not the only reason people can live together. Love and trust are
the binding force for every relationship. The movie beautifully portrays how we
individuals are tormented by a speedbreaker at different moments in our lives.
For instance when Maya ( played by the talented Veronna De Tessant) says “We
are such fuck ups, in our thirties and still don’t have anything to sustain” and
just then Burt ( played by John Krasinski) brings a big smile on your face as
he reassures her, oh so lovingly, that they are not “fuck ups”.
Maya (Verona) who plays
Burt’s (John) girlfriend is six months pregnant and the story shows their tryst
through life’s many struggles and obstacles, questions that take away our hope,
realities that makes us questions our future (for instance when Burt asks Maya “What
if something happens to me and I won’t be there to take care of this kid?”) and
how we alone have the abilities to trust our potentials to face every odd that
life throws at us.
The movie depicts
conversations every husband and wife is liable to have. It depicts their
struggles, anxieties, dreams and hope as prospective parents. The beauty of
Maya’s character is how wonderfully she plays a typical neurotic girl, which
most of us women are. To compliment it perfectly we have Burt who admits to “love
her even if she goes so fat that he cannot find her vagina” (as she looks at
her big baby bump and feels ugly).
What I also loved about
this movie is that unlike other romantic comedies where couples are shown
kissing, smooching, being desperate to get in bed; this movie goes beyond the
physical realm. It portrays how loved Maya can feel as she lays near Burt so
close yet not kiss him, as that moment the space between their lips is so
mystically sacred so as to be disturbed by a kiss. There are no “I love you’s”,
“Honey”, “ Darling”. But what there is to this movie is much more. In times
where humans and human relationships are seeing a major low and people consider
the other nothing less than a piece of dirt, this movie offers hope, faith and
a sheer beauty in the power of love, trust and faith.
I wonder if anybody
else could have fit in their shoes. You know what else makes the movie so realistic?
The no- makeup look of Maya. She is so simple and beautiful. Just like any
other lady you’ll come across. The cinematography at some moments is befitting.
There is this one scene where Maya is reminiscing about her childhood days to
Burt, as she is sitting on the bench. The camera is all focused onto her and
shows that Burt stands near listening to her. That moment you actually feel
that a husband is listening intently to his wife. Now, that is what I call
magic!
Why are you still sitting
here? Go watch the movie! Cherry on the cake, a sound that plays with the
titles in the end “Orange Sky” . Aren’t these lyrics just so soulful: In your
love my salvation lies…….They melt and ooze out love, love and pure love!
This movie is a must
watch! I give it 5/5!
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