It has an interesting storyline. I missed the first 20 minutes because by the time i switched on the channel, it has started playing. Anyway, if you plan to watch the movie, better don't read this entry coz i'm gonna tell everything. But let me give you a brief REVIEW : it's about a man's undying love to a woman. He waited 53 years plus just to be with her because she married another man. But while still being obsessed with the woman, he sleeps around with many women a.k.a 600 WOMEN.
Javier Bardam is a very good actor. He played the old character well. His character in the movie is kindda weird and eccentric. He was obsessed with LOVE. He loved the one woman who rejected him. He kept track of her, always thinking of her. But at the same time, he's so lustful and he keeps a record of the various women he sleeps with which reaches up to 600 by the time he was in his 70's.
The woman on the other hand remained faithfully to her husband. But there was a time when her husband had an affair with his patient (he's a doctor). He begs for her forgiveness. She forgave him and remained with him until he died.
What's so interesting about this movie is that it captures a lot of about love. There are so many nice quotations from the movie but i just forgot about it. Example, like the woman's husband saying that STABILITY is important in a marriage. He didn't seem to think love was important.
But i still can't accept the fact that you can sleep with so many women and yet remain true to the one that you truly loved. But that is the exact scenario in real life.
P/S : BENJAMIN BRATT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE AND HANDSOME
One of my fave movies on how a guy sadly uses women to get by in his life to ease the pain he has within.
ReplyDeleteAnd it doesn't also help when the woman also actually loves him.
But I smirked when Javier said he kept his virginity for her when she know he's lying. but hey, if virginity is love to him, then so it is. :P
he has a very very sad life. i admire this movie coz it's unique. but not that thrilled with his manwhorish ways though..
ReplyDeletepeople are afraid to pursue what they want.. hmm but if im not mistaken, the real reason why she doesn't want javier is because she has a better option, a rich good looking doctor?
if that's true, javier is a fool.
Sad to us, but perhaps fruitful to him. Should get the book later. been meaning to read it. hoho.
ReplyDeleteOf course we are, and people around us don't help. They normally like to say no to those dreams.
No no. If i remember, its because she had to follow her father's wish. But she has always loved him. Waiting for a date to marry him. But they never got through, because of the war and in between, Cholera.
i admire the guy for waiting, but he didn't have to be in bed with over 600 women. that's just... insane...