Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Fireproof


Fireproof is an action packed love story that inspire into the world of firefighter, his wife, and a marriage worth rescuing. Captain Caleb Holt is a firefighter in Albany, he always warn to his fire department that ''Never leave your partner behind.'' But Caleb's home life is different story, his seven years marriage to his wife Catherine always argue over the common issues of married couple like money, housework, and outside interests. They are at the point where they both are almost ready to call it quits. Catherine always feel pressured to her home's life until she decided to get divorce and takes off her wedding ring. While Caleb claims to his friend and co-workers that Catherine is over sensitive and disrespecful, Catherine simultaneously claims to her friends that Caleb is insensitive to her needs and doesn't listen to her. Further she complain that Caleb's addiction to internet pornography and a large sum of money $24,000 he has saved up for a fishing boat he intends to buy, while ignoring the fact that she disabled mother is in need of hospital equipment that she cannot afford, and which insurance refuses to cover. Caleb tells his father John that Catherine wants to divorce with him, then Caleb's father challenges him to commit to a 40 days test called, ''The Love Dare.'' Caleb agrees to do the test, but more for the sake of his father than his marriage. Catherine initially sees through Caleb's half hearted attempts to win back her heart, which deepens Caleb's frustration. But with his father's encouragement, Caleb continues with The Love Dare, and eventually makes a life changing commitment to God without Catherine knows. Meanwhile, Catherine begins flirting with Dr. Gavin Keller at the hospital where she works. She begins open up to him about some of her problems telling that she cannot afford her mother need for the hospital equipment. As she's no longer wearing her wedding ring, Keller doesn't know Catherine is married. Ones Caleb was injured during his work, Caleb was sent to hospital where Catherine works and by the time Keller is treating Caleb and had knows that Caleb is Catherine's husband. Through the guidance of The Love Dare, and as a result of his commitment to Christ, Caleb begins to understand what it means to truly love his wife. He begins pulling more of his time at home doing housework and sometimes even leaving roses for his wife. Soon Caleb even finds the motivation to destroy his computer and everything on it. However, Catherine is still intent on filing for divorce. When Catherine goes to the home care store to talk with a clerk about the unpaid equipment her mother needs, the clerk said that all the equipment has been paid for in full. Catherine thought that it was Keller that paid the $24,300 price and   she goes for meeting Keller at the hospital to thank him. Meanwhile, Caleb find out about Dr. Keller through a card for Catherine that she left at home, Caleb goes to see Dr. Keller and warns him that, even with his mistakes, he will not step aside and let Keller have Catherine without a fight. The doctor get the message and would not dare to approach Catherine again. When Catherine was sick in bed, Caleb decided to take care of her. Catherine wonder that Caleb's behavior is different and Caleb start to tell her the truth and apologizes for his selfish and asks her forgiveness. But Catherine still cannot bring herself to trust him and believe he has changed. Days later, Catherine return to the home care store and had knows that is not Dr. keller paid all the price but only paid for $300 and the $24,000 is Caleb paid for her mother. When she get knows it was Caleb, she had shocked and back home to put back her wedding ring. She went to Caleb workplace and forgive him. At the end they renews their wedding in an outdoor ceremony, this time as a covenant with God. ( From the movie story, we should not arguing each other after married but we have to be patient or pray for asking help from God, and each person need to discuss together to solve problem from the mistakes that we have done. Lastly, never give up in everything what we have to succeed. )

Monday, June 27, 2011

Letters To Juliet


The letters to Juliet is a movie inspired by the popular love story created by William Shakepeare ''Romeo and Juliet''. It was presented in a different time capsule, we can consider the movie as the continuation of the legendary story and how it affects the modern world. Sophie and Victor are engaged couple from New York who happens to be on a business trip in Italy. Sophie is a neophyte writer while Victor is a Chef who is soon to start his own restaurant in New York. Victor who is quite pre-occupied by his appointments with his soon to be suppliers was not able to spend more time with Sophie. Being understanding Sophie let Victor do his thing and she manage to spend her time alone observing and learning things around her trying to figure out interesting ideas to write. While Sophie was strolling at the area, she found a place and she noticed that many people especially woman was busy writing down letters. She approached the crowd and starting to write her own letter. But before she finishes writing she noticed a girl bring a basket and start to take all the letters. The woman walk away and Sophie followed the girl wonder what the girl will do to the all letters. Then she saw that the letters were distributed to 6 older woman. Sophie introduces herself as a writer and ask the ladies what they are doing with the letters. And the ladies was telling that they were the secretaries of Juliet. Sophie was so amazed when she heard about them. It was in Verona, Italy, the city of the famous Romeo and Juliet, a place where anybody can write a letter asking for advice, simple questions about love to Juliet of Capulet. It has been a traditional practice at the city of Verona and the responses to the letters brings good luck and hopes to a relationship, or make wishes come true according to their belief.  Sophie was telling Victor how amazed those secretary of Juliet and how can it be possible that their chosen profession is to write back those letters sender as Juliet of Capulet. Victor was happy heard about that and relieve because Sophie found something interesting she can be very busy with while he will be away for quite some time to attend to an exclusive invitation  to a wine auction at Laveno. Sophie spends most of her time hanging out with the secretaries of Juliet. One time she is helping them to collect the letters, accidentally drops a brick from the wall when she pulled one letter. The fallen brick stone made an opening to a hole in the wall. Sophie leaned over to see what inside. There she found a hidden letter of woman named Claire asking Juliet for her advice regarding her Lorenzo whom she left without saying goodbye fifty years ago, the letter was written 50 years ago. Touched by the letter Sophie ask the secretaries of Juliet if she can write back to Claire, and they allowed her to. After a week, they have a visitor who happens to be a grandson of the letter sender Claire. Charlie, the grandson of Claire face Sophie and telling her that what she doing was wrong and could just hurt his grandma's feelings because Lorenzo might be dead or  might not recognized Claire anymore. And Sophie went to Claire, they have a nice chat. Claire was telling them the real story and her determination look for Mr.Lorenzo Bartolini. Claire allowed Sophie to tag along with them on their journey to search Lorenzo. As their journey continues, they have knocked to the doors of a man named Lorenzo only realize that the Lorenzo standing in front of them  is a complete stranger. It not just happened once, but many times, until they decided it is time for them to give up. While their journey back home, Claire noticed the vineyard on the streets was their favorite place. She asked Charlie if they can take a left and pass by the vineyard just to bid her last goodbye. While staring how beautiful the vineyard is, Claire noticed a young familiar face of a boy working on the vineyard. Claire instantly shouts to stop the car. At the vineyard Claire has founded her real Lorenzo Bartolini. The moment they found Lorenzo, Sophie bid the goodbye and return to Victor, unhappy, feeling that something missing with her life. She realized that it was not working out between her and Victor. Sophie was decided to broke up with Victor and went to Italy to witness the wedding of Claire and to get united to her new found love, Charlie. They have been secretly in love with each other while on their journey in finding Lorenzo. And they all ended up as happy couples. ( From the movie story, If I still have the chance to love someone then I will get the opportunity.)