Metaphors are, for me, always an easier way to understand things, and suddenly I just had the idea that starting and ending a relationship is like going to watch a movie... Let's see if I got it right...
So...what's a great relationship like? It's like going to watch a Lord of The Rings movie. (Sorry for those not Tolkien's fan....oh, wait..why are you my friend, again?) You know the movie's gonna be bloody long, and maybe it's expensive to watch, but you still sacrifice your time gladly to watch it... And the relationship is like the movie itself... Bloody long, yeah, but it sure doesn't feel like it.. Complex, but the kind of complexity that's beautiful and enjoyable (like Architecture, or Mathematics, even) Serious, but the kind of seriousness that doesn't feel forced at all... stable, secure but not heavy...Silent, not the kind of silence when there's nothing to say but the kind where nothing needs to be said... Maybe there are some boring moments, moments that make you feel totally irritated *like when Gollum tried to outwit Frodo* , but let's face it, for the most part, it's unbelievably stunning.... Oh yeah, of course there are brutal fight scenes too...but hey, at least those are well-executed AND central to the plot. Well, but you can't help it when eventually you reach THE END, because the movie characters had done everything there is to be done. You finish watching the movie, take a deep breath, and felt, "Man, my life has been enriched..." You come out of the cinema with a bittersweet smile... Happiness that you've watched something truly worth it, with a bit of sadness that maybe, just maybe you'd never watch something like that again.....
And a bad relationship? Well, it's like watching the newly-released Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. *ok I'm a big fan of J.K Rowling, which is why this movie just feels so insulting.*
The opening sequences are vague, you don't get a sense of what's going on, but wham! you're swept full force into the movie, all the while asking what exactly were the actors doing... A confused, "what-the-hell-am-i-doing-here" feeling ensues, just like in a lousy relationship. And if the movie itself is compared to a relationship...There are so many things that are left unsaid, so many pieces missing to the story, that it is doomed from the start... Throbbing hormones rule, and petty jealousy abounds.. Granted, there are some moments that are so lame it's funny, but the rest of the movie is pure torture. Not to mention, the ending is hanging AND Dumbledore died. And if it's a REALLY bad relationship, imagine watching that Harry Potter movie while being frozen to death in the cinema, wanting to pee but the nearest toilet is on another building. Needless to say, the movie ended *thank goodness!* and you can't get outta the cinema fast enough. "Fiuh! I totally wouldn't want to watch something like that again! Total waste of money and time, and even exhausting to watch...."
So that's my attempt at comparing "love" and the movies.. Of course, by now some of you would've totally realised that I wrote the piece only to heavily (HEAVILY, I mean it!) criticize the latest Harry Potter instalment.
Don't watch it, people. You have been warned.
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