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The English Patient

It was 13 years ago when I watched this movie in the theatre. A good friend of mine invited me to see this yet I have no idea what it’s all about, not even familiar of the actors. We left the cinema as my friend dragged me out and decided not to finish it, I don’t know what came into her. For me, it’s kinda good movie yet emotionally heavy.

Taglines: In love, there are no boundaries. In memory, love lives forever.

Let me focus on the story between Almasy and Katharine, their affair I mean. As I was reading some of my downloaded files from the internet regarding Hindu, Sikh and Buddhism faith, this movie came into my mind when I read the teachings about karma and keypoints about the roots of all human sufferings…attachment.

People have different definition of what love is. From this movie, what existed between Almasy and Katharine is one hell of a cursed one that shouldn’t be admired nor be considered as love. For me it’s a forbidden one, lustful and very selfish. It maybe passion, but not something notable like “The Notebook” and extraordinary like “While You Were Sleeping”. After allowing all those passions burst out and sweetly taste the illegalities of such emotions…who want to spend dying alone in a dark cave or remain lying on bed, unrecognizable because of the I don’t know how much degree of burn he got …360?

It’s very passionate, but very wrong. I’m not trying to be hypocrite in this one but this is somehow made me realize that love is indeed an attachment. Well of course we still need to be in-love…like they said it’s the only way to be happy. Yes for the first few years but when things go unlikely, endure the adversities as well.

But how do we look on a right kind of love? Something that wouldn’t turn us like what happened to Almasy and Katharine? Simple as this: Be sure your partner is single!

Analyze This

“You, you…you took a bullet for me?!”

“You, you…you took a bullet for me?!”

A very odd friendship between a psychologist and a mafia gang lord, Dr. Ben Sobel and Paul Vitti, but I tell you this is an ideal one if we talk about the necessities of rich and genuine relationship, especially between friends.

Tagline: New York's most powerful gangster is about to get in touch with his feelings. YOU try telling him his 50 minutes are up.

A mafia gangster who’s suffering from an emotional breakdown, having a hard time doing his usual stuff like… killing? He asked a professional advice from Ben who really went nuts attending to all his whims even to the point of being woke-up in the middle of the night because of his inability to get an erection. From a simple car crash to the exchange of personal secrets, Ben and Paul are an admiring tandem with opposing characters yet made a radical change in their lives including…changing for good.

It does pay when you pay attention to somebody that can possibly lead to something we don’t expect. Ben didn’t look at Paul as a scary gang lord in that sort but somehow a person who just simply needs a professional help. As he perceived him as a helpless individual, he catered his service without judgment in his heart, and yet he proved somehow that in-between him and Paul, he is the Boss.

We sometimes overlook situations we’re facing because we’re too busy looking only to our own needs. We tend to easily ignore people, who we see as less interesting because they aren’t part of a good society, doesn’t fit within our interests, or simply they are not in our priority. But as we close our door to listen to others, we also deprived ourselves a chance to be known and understood. We might just only be contented squatting on our own un-purchased space, unrecognized. But somehow life can be more funny and challenging if we welcome people regardless of their indifference or oddness, we can still learn something from them!