I had a totally random day today, but well it was still awesome. I finally went to catch the Time Traveler's Wife. Reviewing it, I feel the actors were exactly what anyone would have imagined Claire and Henry to have been. Do not expect to get the ickygooey feeling of satisfaction from this movie. Like the book, Niffenegger pens a love story free from any archetype one would relate to the idea of romance - really. Believe me, beyond maybe 2 second glimpses of cliches, this story has very little cliches (for the lack of a better word) - instead filled with so much heartwrenching moments. It was just an honest book. I do wish there were more things they could've covered in the movie, but a 2 hour time limit literally limits what you can have in, especially since Niffenegger is delightfully verbose.

It always makes me cry.

I feel so bad inside reading it - not feel horrid, in the sense, but it makes me feel, really feel. Feel the reality of relationships, love, loss, everything. The fragility of life. The most amazing part about it is that unlike all the love stories we read about or hear of, its not about the perfect person - Henry is far from the perfect person, as is Claire. Its not like a typical Edward Cullen-Prince Charming-Romeo-Mr Darcy perfect lover thing going on, but very much all about finding the perfect person for you. As Claire did for herself. And Henry for himself. Its not about that suave, charming, athletic, intelligent, talented, well-mannered perfection that we tend to chase in our minds. Its just about finding that one person who loves you in all your entirety, loves you for who you are above all else, the one who'll perish without you or you him. The one who'll you love beyond time and eternity.

I envy and respect those who have found this, and understood this kind of love (:

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Oh after the movie with Firqin, I met Adel for an American universities talk. Gets me inspired again.


Study Hard, everyone. (Me too. sigh)
Stay strong <3

Labels: Life as it happens, Reveries

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