Friday, July 28, 2006 @10:23 PM
Hello there. I went to watch The Lakehouse today with my mom. I liked the soundtrack and the scenery most. I suppose if you didn't watch Il Mare before you caught The Lakehouse (it's based on Il Mare) you'd like it quite a fair bit. I thought it was pretty good, but not as good as Il Mare. You could relate more to Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves I suppose, but Il Mare was much more tastefully done. But it was very touching. Keanu Reeves seems to have put on a bit of weight though. I love the house, the Chicago city... everything in the movie was really beautiful. Love, soulmates and architecture. It was a movie with the best of three worlds. I'd recommend it lah. I love the Paul McCartney song in there, as well as the one by The Clientele.
P.S. If you do decide to watch it, you gotta sort of not think too much about the whole time difference concept, because I think it's fundamentally flawed. (I spent a long time mulling over it after I watched Il Mare, and it gave me a headache. I haven't figured it out till today, and I think I watched it 2 years ago) It doesn't make sense, I don't think it's supposed to. So approach it from the angle of a normal love story, because that's what it essentially is. Love, and overcoming all odds to be with the one you love. In a way, I suppose the time concept is a symbol for the emotional barriers inside both of the characters.
There are so many beautiful places in the world waiting for me to go to.
Didn't really do much today. I can't figure out what the Econs essay question is talking about. Aaaah. The weekend has to be productive. I only have 95 days left!