Falling in Love

I remember watching this movie during my growing up days when sweet youth was knocking on the door. This movie has brought a radical change in me so I thought of sharing it with everyone.
The first thing that attracted me to watch the movie was the poster art. What I was impressed with was the use of black dress for angels instead of the traditional white with wings. Also, the presence of them all over the beach listening the music of the setting sun....esoteric…a beautiful experience humans don’t know.

The story is not extraordinary and one would say “what’s so special about this movie”. Seth (Nicolas Cage) is an angel. He falls in love with Maggie (Meg Ryan) who’s a doctor and a human. But the USP of the film is the projection of the strongest emotion called ‘Love’. Love so strong that drives an angel to give up eternity and become human...to feel fear, pain, hunger and most important...touch.

Seth learns that the only way to become a human and be with the one he loves is to fall from a skyscraper, a process termed as ‘free-Will’. Once he falls, he would become human. The movie relates ‘Free-will’ with the phrase ‘Falling in Love’. This movie made me understand what falling in love actually is. Giving up everything to be able to feel someone close to you even for a little time and then enjoying it till the last breath what love is all about.

Ironic as it is,.. just after Seth becomes human, in order to be with Maggie, she is killed in a bicycle accident (they just spend one day together as humans). He touches her for the last time. Seth is left alone to experience human pain, loss and loneliness.

Movie has a tragic end and one wonders everything that Seth did...‘Was it worth it’?

"Yes," I would say.

I have cried watching this movie and overwhelmed too at the same time. It has made me understand the true value of love and virtue of being happy. I have had my share of ‘Falling in Love’ experience .......and I have enjoyed every moment I have spent with my love. And trust me it’s the best thing bestowed on one (I think everyone knows this and everyone has gone through this at some point in time). ......... So my advice to all you guys.....Don’t lose hope...go ahead and ‘fall in love’.

** If you have not seen this movie, I request you all to watch this movie...rent it, buy it, download it....and if you have already watched this movie, please, please watch it again…and this time ‘feel it’.

I am leaving with few dialogues of this movie. Hope you feel them.

Viney

Maggie: To touch you... and to feel you. To be able to hold your hand right now. Do you know what that means to me? Do you - Do you know how much I love you?

Seth: I would rather have had one breath of your hair, one kiss, one touch of your hand, than eternity without it. One.