I was contemplating hard on whether to post a spoiler-free post, or one with spoiler-alert. Not that it really matters, since no one else reads my blog anyway anymore. But... oh well, I should challenge myself for the sake of challenging myself, and try to start with a spoiler free post.
The movie is nice, and I enjoyed it a lot... to the point that I am going to blog about it now. Well, it is about a story (I am still wondering if I will call it a love story... oops, sounds like spoiler?) about the actress (Emilia Clarke as Louisa Clark) working as a caretaker for the actor (Sam Claflin as William Traynor), who is almost fully paralyzed from neck downwards.
It's sweet at times, and no spoilers if you watched the trailers, I made a comment which make sense during the movie:
Are we watching the movie and hoping that the girl will break up with her boyfriend so that she can get together with this guy?
Well, you will watch it to find out if that happens. Overall, I find the movie enjoyable, with an ending that was surprising, depending on whether you think like me or not. (I was not surprised)
Now, here comes the spoiler alert. If you intend to watch the movie, stop reading already. What I am going to type next will totally spoil everything, because I will be blogging about the fundamentals of the movie which keeps you watching during the show.
Last warning before I proceed.
Alright, I am very very sad at the end, most likely just like everyone else.
Why did Will still choose to die? When both of them seem to be loving each other so much?
I thought a lot a lot about this, and thought of the words said by Will (i obviously cannot do a direct quote), but he meant along the lines that, he had everything before the accident, and after the accident which resulted him in his current incurable state, every single day is a living hell. He is in pain both physically and mentally. This is the reason why he choose to end his life.
No doubt, Lou entered his life, and add color to his dull life after the accident. They loved each other, and they kissed each other to show their affection.
But is that enough to stop him from dying?
What I like about this movie is that it is not about a fairy tale. It felt very real, in the sense that the guy choose to stick to his plan of dying, despite loving the girl. No doubt, I secretly hope for the happy ending, where the girl managed to successfully change his plans to die by showing him the beautiful things about the world.
Will wants Lou to live. From their interactions, Will realise how narrow Lou's view of the world is. Lou was brought down by her family, as she could not further the studies because she need to work to support the family. Hence, she does not have much ambitions. Will saw that in her. From his background, where he was so successful, he saw the potential in Lou. To live the life that he once lived, to experience life that she has never experienced before.
Yes, that might be his way of loving her. To let her go. To die, so that she can move on.
With him alive, Lou will be forced to continue staying by his side, taking care of his needs. He will be just like her family that bound her to her town. Hence, Will cannot live selfishly, and he also cannot bear the possibility that one day in the future, Lou will regret being bounded by him, should they live on happily ever after.
Hence, I understand why he choose to die. Because firstly, he cannot let go of the perfect life in the past as compared to his current state, and secondly, he also does not want to be selfish to clip the wings of Lou.
While coming to the above conclusion to help me better accept the ending of the movie, I am still sad. :(
Oh well.. at least this movie left an impression in me.
What do you think of this movie? Leave a comment!
