a moment. not a second or a minute or an other duration of time, but a moment is all it takes to give your life a meaning . Now I do not mean to say without that moment, your life is worthless, but rather without that moment you have nothing connecting you to the world around you, reminding you that there is something to live for, that moment.
I can pinpoint the very second that I was happiest, most alive, and most at peace, and it was when I was in Italy. For the first time, I felt myself breathe. And in its absence, in the absence of what I think is the most beautiful place in the world, I have forgotten how.
I saw Letters to Juliet last night.
Now stay with me, I know its all romantic comedy and corny and crap (great sentence right?), but I promise you, this post is coming back around.
When I first saw the trailer back in December, I lost myself in Italy again. I became entranced with these secretaries of Juliet, and I instantly and desperately wanted in. I found a book about the thousands of letters that are written to Juliet of Verona every year, and my mom tracked down a copy, somehow (it is out of print), I then did my research and was ready to fly there this summer. I have missed breathing.
Sadly my small world got shooken up a bit (hence my lack of posts in the past few months) and my trip was put on standstill for another year. But this movie, its beautiful tuscan backdrop and witty humour melted my heart. You try to hide your let downs and move on, but watching this movie I could feel my heart smiling with every shot of the small streets and beautiful accented buildings that make up Italy. By the time the movie was over I understood that it was not my imagination, Italy really had some profound affect on me that I will never be the same for. What this means for my future I am not sure, but Italy certainly will be in it.
And as for the movie? Well lets just say that I will be seeing it again very soon. Yes it is corny and full of that romantical crap that drives realists crazy but it doesn't change the fact that it was well written, perfectly cast, and beautifully shot. The script is great in that they took the corny stuff we come to expect, and poked fun at it and took notice that it was just a little far fetched.
But hey, love makes you do crazy things no?
