Insights: Turn Left, Turn Right

When we started watching the movie Turn Left, Turn Right, I thought it would be something about music or poetry because the story started with rain (makes it feel more artsy for me) and then one of the main characters was reading a poem and then the other was playing a violin but then another scene shows up that made me think it would be a creepy film but no, it was not... it was simply a Love Story.

            It’s about two main characters namely; John Liu who’s a violinist and a composer who seems to have a problem having a permanent job. Next, is Eve Choi, a translator for a book publishing company, she’s tasked to translate foreign books into Chinese. Both of them have a problem with their job which makes them similar but that was not the point I was drawn to the movie. It was the times when they always cross paths but always has different directions examples: they ride bikes in the opposite directions on each side of the same street. Or they pass in a revolving door one coming, one going. Or on escalator – one going up and one going down and on a train station: one boarding one exiting. It’s really frustrating even if we know that they’ll meet eventually... and they did but destiny has some different plan. Even after meeting and exchanging numbers the ink was washed off by the rain and both got sick having a hard time to properly figure out a way to meet because they CANT’T EVEN CONTACT EACH OTHER. 

            Anyways, what’s more frustrating is they didn’t know that they’re living at the same block and the buildings of their apartment are side by side. Each had a nemesis that would do everything for both of them to forget each other but nothing could change the love that they have for each other. I really liked that even after all those crazy events happening destiny still made a way for them to meet even if I find the way they met again a little bit fast forward, funny and weird. Why? Well, why on earth is there a SUDDEN EARTHQUAKE just for the walls of the building to crash down and make them meet.  I didn’t like the unsatisfying ending (I find the ending meaningfull but...) even if we all know they ended up together and live a happy life.

I still have to admit, I did like the movie with all the headaches, heartaches and screams coming from my female blockmates and me due to the crossing paths of the main characters but never meeting. After watching the movie I remembered that in life we will never know what comes in our way and what the future holds, there will always be twists and turns but no matter what comes I will always entrust everything to God, even my love story because I would love Him to be the author of it. 

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https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=turn+left+turn+right&espv=2&biw=1024&bih=623&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwimtrCS4JHLAhXJNJQKHQR_DBsQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1