Listening to the OST of this film while sipping Sauvignon occasionally from my cup, I'm enjoying the very moment of re-embracing the warm flow of emotionality and inspiration from this movie, hopefully without sounding too out loud. If I may hint, loudness must be the very last thing that can ever be expected from this sweet little life-themed romance, which I truly thank God for.
You might still have been stuck in the confusion over my potential "hesitation" of calling this a review, otherwise please do forgive me for just simply making up an excuse to share with you the little delight of life that might seem like nonsense :) On the bus back home after seeing the film was I thinking preciously of writing what I'm writing right now to a friend, someone I don't know how and don't even want to shut myself up when talking to, which I truly consider as a blessing, when a little idea just sneaked in wondering how it would end up being if I wrote it here. So here we are.
The Sauv I'm drinking must have kicked in but the rare tipsiness is indeed being enjoyed. Yes, back to the film , which a review should be all about, isn't it. It is a warm, beautiful, and most of all , comfortable film, so comfortable that after a whole day of working am I still sitting here (cozily on my awesome carpet though) writing crap about it that probably no one is going to read :D
The obvious reason to name this article "Can a Song Save Your Life" is actually the fact that it used to be the name of this film, which certainly has been replaced with the current one "Begin Again". I'm guessing it might be the "heaviness" in the old name that had it replaced, but somehow it does have a point, again, a not-so-loud one that you will surely find it out while exploring the film yourself.
I had a variety of thoughts while riding the journey of watching this film that I even had an idea of recording them with my iPhone on the way back home. According to my fresh memory which hopefully would not be blurred too much soon enough by the Sauv , I remember my personal passion was arouse again by the beat of music and funnily even by the smell of the cinema I was in; I remember for the very first time, surprisingly for sure, did I ever find Keira Knightly truly beautiful (she was completely not my type for unknown reasons - well, tastes can't be reasoned, can they?) and I indeed really enjoyed the way she was styled in the film, which is simple, elegant and beautiful; I remember tears came down, a few times, upon certain segments that just reminded me of something I similarly went through...
I'm such a fan of ideas like serendipity, timing, chemistry. And the genuineness of love or relationships is the fucking core to me, the absence of which I just cannot take. By the time when Keira was singing her moment-inspired song to Adam's voice mail where the particular line merged, some stupid big drops of tears welled up in my eyes and roared over... The particular line said, "You have broken every single fucking rule, and I have loved you like a fool. "
The Sauvignon I got by chance, or perhaps on purposes, tonight in the shop was exactly the same my ex and I were drinking the other night. The first sip I took after opening the bottle simply cracked myself up as I just realised, after a few months, that I'm more of a Pinot Noir girl than the Sauv one...
Having the particular song on the mode of repeating, the one of the OST named "Lost Stars" sung by Adam, I know clearly I'm indulging myself in the mood of recapping the past, like the moment I was staring at the window of his room remotely while waiting for the bus to come and take me home.
Good news is one of the inspiration or confirmation I've gained from the film is that no matter how luring the past is, it is always the right thing to absolutely fucking move on. Do believe there is a reason for things like breakup, closure, quitting etc, and the reason does have a point that you need to seriously take into consideration, again, no matter how tempting "getting-back" seems to be.
Nothing seems to be more capable than the inspiring tagline on the poster of this film in terms of finishing this article, so let's all rest by remember this - "You're only as strong as your next move".
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