Love Happens

How many of you have seen this move? It came out last Friday and I have now seen it twice. It isn't the most fast paced movie ever made, but I think it is really really good none the less. Here is the plot of the movie in a nut shell that I found on a movie website...

"Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston star in the romantic drama Love Happens. When a self-help author arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets the one person who might finally be able to help him help himself. Dr. Burke Ryan (Eckhart) is on the precipice of a major multimedia deal, but the therapist who asks his patients to openly confront their pain is secretly unable to take his own advice. Eloise Chandler (Aniston) has sworn off men and decided to focus on her floral business. However, when she meets Burke at the hotel where hes speaking, there is an instant attraction. But will two people who have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love another chance? As each struggles with the hurt of love and loss, they realize that in order to move forward, they need to let go of the past. And if they can, they'll find that, sometimes, love happens when you least expect it."

I'm not going to lie, the movie does have a few sad parts in it. I did have tears a few times and then goose bumps a few times as well. I saw the movie the first time with my mom, sister, and cousin. The three of them said the movie, but was ok, and not really what they were expecting it to be. I however, left the theater feeling hopeful for my future. Maybe it's just because my mom, sister, and cousin have never lived through losing a spouse, maybe that is why they found the movie to be a bit more depressing that I did. I am actually living this movie and I found the movie encouraging and refreshing. Like I said earlier, there are sad parts, but there are some really happy and awe inspiring parts as well. On Friday night I went with two other ladies here in town who are young widows as well. Like me, the really enjoyed the movie and felt hopeful for their futures as well after watching the movie. The three of us walked out of the theater with the attitude of, "yeah, this is our life and hopefully one day we will all be happy again"

The basic message of the movie is that after surviving a loss it is ok to move on, it is ok to be happy again. However, before you can find real happiness you need to make sure you face the grief of the loss head on because without facing that you would be fooling yourself for future happiness. Then, once you have come to terms with the past, the emotions, and the grief you will realize that it is ok to live your life again, it is ok to fall in love again and that doesn't mean that you will ever stop loving the person you lost. The catch of the movie is...falling in love again will happen when you are least expecting it to.

I would highly suggest going to see this movie, and I really don't think you need to be a widow to fully understand what the movie is about. However, you may just like my mom, sister, and cousin interpret the movie in a different way than I did and that is ok.

This will definitely be a movie that I buy for my collection once it comes out on DVD, oh by the way the soundtrack to the movie is really good as well.