These blog entries are MOSTLY just how I felt after watching the play, musical, concert or TV show, a product I like or things I have read. If I have not at least one good thing to say, then you wouldn't see anything written about it here. Oh, btw, I would seldom(not never) write about blockbusters even if I love them starting today(26 June 2019) just because. :-)
PS I Love You book by Cecelia Ahern(2004) and the movie (2007)
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This is MY book by Cecelia Ahern. This is her first novel.
Inside the book you will find this quote
From imdb
The film is dedicated to Sandra Windland "Wendy" Smith-Rice, sister of the movie's producer, Molly Smith. Windland Smith Rice died of Long QT Syndrome Type 2. The Mayo Clinic has opened the Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory to study this and similar diseases. Info from Wikipedia.
To those who know me well, my Hollywood Crush is Gerard Butler. He's on top of my list among the big ones in Hollywood.
Of course, I wouldn't miss this for the world and I'm so glad that he and Hilary Swank jell.
If I were Holly and he was my Gerry, then I would have a hard time moving on too. Gerard played the part so well and I'm not just being biased. The moment he entered the travel agency I was tearing up already, but chuckled a little because... ;-) I couldn't have picked a better Gerry. Gerry is Gerard and Gerard is Gerry, which incidentally is what people close to him call him.
Did I imagine Holly to be Hilary? Honestly, no. Not in my wildest dreams did I think Hilary would play Holly, but you know what? She became Holly. The American Holly in a parallel universe.
Sometimes, as long as we don't dwell in it, we should look at the past, reminisce a little, but keep moving forward. We should open our doors to others and let them in our hearts. We must be wary, but not suspicious of everyone. Not all cars that stop and do not open their windows are stalkers even if you were already letting them move forward(not a part of a movie, but...). #keepmovingforward
Holly is very blessed because she is loved by friends and family. Grief is a very serious thing and not a laughing matter.
From Psych Central:
You should try and not judge how a person experiences their grief, as each person will experience it differently.
1. Denial & Isolation. The first reaction to learning about the terminal illness, loss, or death of a cherished loved one is to deny the reality of the situation. ...
2. Anger. ...
3. Bargaining. ...
4. Depression. ...
5. Acceptance.
Holly underwent those things. Thankfully number 5 happened and it's the how you need to find out.
I suggest that you read the book and watch the movie to appreciate it more.
Nellie McKay who plays Holly's sister, Ciara, is the one who sang this
One of the best onscreen kisses ever
The book and the movie have some differences, but most of the story is there. For cinematic purposes some situations and names were changed, but did not affect or destroy the beauty of the Ms. Ahern's original story. From Wikipedia: In A Conversation with Cecilia Ahern, a bonus feature on the DVD release of the film, the author of the original novel discusses the Americanization of her story — which was set in Ireland — for the screen and her satisfaction with the plot changes which screenwriter/director Richard LaGravenese had to make in order to fit the book into the screen.
The film was shot on locations in New York City and County Wicklow, Ireland.
Hilary Swank as Holly Reilly-Kennedy Gerard Butler as Gerry Kennedy Lisa Kudrow as Denise Hennessey Gina Gershon as Sharon McCarthy James Marsters as John McCarthy Harry Connick, Jr. as Daniel Connelly Jeffrey Dean Morgan as William Gallagher Nellie McKay as Ciara Reilly, Holly's sister Kathy Bates as Patricia Reilly, Holly and Ciara's mother Anne Kent as Rose Kennedy, Gerry's mother Brian McGrath as Martin Kennedy, Gerry's father Dean Winters as Tom
They and the others not listed here were chosen by Heather Comer, Jocelyn E. Thomas and their team.
From Pep.ph Sigh. I have separation anxiety #sepanx with this series that I have grown to love. It had its off days, but MOST of the time, the scenes are exciting, putting me to the edge of my seat, giving me cheap thrills, or making me laugh. There are times when I get traumatized by a scene or two, that I have to play the piano first before doing my research or anything else...or for me to have happy thoughts before sleeping. That's how effective the script and execution are. Or else, why should it be so real to me when I know that it is only a work of fiction? It's not really advisable for people who have PTSD to watch this, according to my friends who tried watching this, but couldn't because it was so convincing that they had to undergo cleansing rituals so-to-speak before becoming OK. If the very supposedly harmless COCOON could do that to people with mental health issues, then I guess something like this that is so...
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