i just rewatched the film 'Up In The Air.' i first watched it a couple of weeks ago in my post-semester boredom and found that a lot of its themes struck me quite strongly, being the introverted person that i am. if you haven't seen it, i highly recommend it; george clooney and anna kendrick give terrific performances. but what i'm most interested in are the messages portrayed. i'm not going to elaborate on this though because that's boring. :)
anyone who knows me well will probably know that i don't believe that much in relationships. i suppose, more correctly, i don't believe that i should depend so heavily on being in one. some people just get so hooked on it, you know? it wasn't till i viewed this film for a second time that something one of the characters said clicked with me: i don't hate people, i just don't like the idea of them tying me down. i guess i had a mini-epiphany over that. i'm not against relationships, i'm all for it. it's just going to take the right person to convince me that they're a good enough reason for me to settle.
the film is apparently heavily tied in with a children's book called 'The Velveteen Rabbit.' i grew up in a very asian family and so i didn't read a whole lot of Western style bedtime stories but this is supposed to be quite a good one. i quickly googled and looked it up on wikipedia. if you haven't read the book, i suggest you do the same. i hope i can come across it one day now because i'd really love to read it. :)
this particular line was quoted in a short analysis i read and i just felt like it held so much meaning that i had to post it somewhere incase i ever forgot about it (even though this post will be copied over to my blogger anyways). it is something that is said to the velveteen rabbit when he is searching for ways to become 'real' instead of just being a toy:
"Real isn't how you are made . . . It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become real. It takes a long time. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
just food for thought. :)
anyone who knows me well will probably know that i don't believe that much in relationships. i suppose, more correctly, i don't believe that i should depend so heavily on being in one. some people just get so hooked on it, you know? it wasn't till i viewed this film for a second time that something one of the characters said clicked with me: i don't hate people, i just don't like the idea of them tying me down. i guess i had a mini-epiphany over that. i'm not against relationships, i'm all for it. it's just going to take the right person to convince me that they're a good enough reason for me to settle.
the film is apparently heavily tied in with a children's book called 'The Velveteen Rabbit.' i grew up in a very asian family and so i didn't read a whole lot of Western style bedtime stories but this is supposed to be quite a good one. i quickly googled and looked it up on wikipedia. if you haven't read the book, i suggest you do the same. i hope i can come across it one day now because i'd really love to read it. :)
this particular line was quoted in a short analysis i read and i just felt like it held so much meaning that i had to post it somewhere incase i ever forgot about it (even though this post will be copied over to my blogger anyways). it is something that is said to the velveteen rabbit when he is searching for ways to become 'real' instead of just being a toy:
"Real isn't how you are made . . . It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become real. It takes a long time. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
just food for thought. :)
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