watching this movie happened on a whim, an 11pm OMG-the-rental-has-less-than-a-day-left kind of whim, but i am so glad i got to experience it. cary grant and deborah kerr did phenomenal jobs at portraying the feeling of meeting someone, falling in love with them, and wanting nothing more than to be with them all while facing the struggle of pride and fear of facing the unknown complexities and vulnerability that come with love.
if you are a fan of sleepless in seattle, you'd know how much this classic was referenced in the 1993 film! after deciding to rent this film, i really had no idea where it'd go or if it would move me the way it did annie, becky, or suzy. but gosh it did. it really did.
an affair to remember is a classic for many reasons. it is the love many of us dream for because we see two people who believe in the power of their love and connection and attempt to make their love work. yet, we also see how challenging it is to let someone love the part of you that is hard to accept for yourself and how fear can hurt that connection, just as pride can, but if we are open to it, and if the other is, too, we will learn that love is layered and that unconditional love comes with unconditional acceptance. we get to see two people begin to understand one another beyond words and see acceptance and pure love radiate through the screen. the movie sends a message of 'even when you aren't looking for love, even if you're fearful of what will happen next, if you let it, it will show up and it will embrace you unconditionally' and it happened in many different avenues with nickie and terry, leaving us with one remarkable ending. it makes sense why this film is loved by many, because it is how many of us hope to be loved even til this day. in other words, it is timeless...
it's beautiful because it's one of those love stories where two people that are meant to be together finally cross paths. it's something about love stories where two people who are so right for one another yet try to fight it, but can't, and everything around them confirms their union (the letter slipping from terry's hand, the children singing tiny scout; the most notable lyric being 'he knows you inside out' then later, nickie saying to terry 'we used to read each other's thoughts', terry having nickie's cigarette case sparking their banter and introduction, all the synchronicities of 'same time, same place' moments, grandmother janou loving terry to the point of GIVING her veil (?) to terry, although she and nickie weren't together...oof, it's too much to combine so i'll stop here). it's something special about finding your person, and it seems that's what happens in an affair to remember with our two love interests. nickie had been filling voids the wrong way and decided to settle until he met someone who he comes to find out that would disrupt his ways all together.
this movie touched my heart. beware, it is a tearjerker so have tissues handy... this one will make you cry, sob and blubber (just a little for that last one).
annie, becky and suzy.... you were right. this movie was everything!
(p.s. everyone may not interpret this movie the same way, that is okay <3! art is always to be interpreted by the viewer and interpretations change depending on the lens. much love!)
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Comment: This is a wonderful movie. Guys, you need to spring this on your girl... she will love you for it. This is one of those 1950s wide screen color movies that looks like it belongs on an early analog color TV. In Blu-ray it is just superb with fantastic color and picture quality. Guys, if you want your girl to get all teary eyed and mushy... this is the movie to show her. Trust me, she'll love you for it.
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Reviewed in India on February 14, 2020