Just stumbled on this movie due to a late night session with a friend. Found the story intriguing so just wanted to write about it.
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| Is Love Really Invincible??? |
The story follows the lives of a happily married couple, David ( Woody Harrelson) and Diana (Demi Moore) Murphy. They end up blowing up all their money in Vegas and just when they are about to leave they meet the enigmatic millionaire John Gage ( Robert Redford - as amazing as ever). He makes an incredible offer wherein he offers them a Million dollars for one night with Diana. After a intellectual decision (NOT!!), they decide to go in for the deal. And they expected that nothing would change at all.... But it obviously did!!! The ending was a bit too expected. I felt that John was the only one who actually had some sense in the end to do something. Diana was a fool. and David an even bigger one for getting talked into Diana's innocent talks.
I'm not saying it was the best movie ever. There were times when all you could think of was "WTF?? How can you even do that?" , but it was alright in the end. I mean, she had to say Yes or there would be no movie. Obviously. But I don't want to dwell on the script or the acting. Robert Redford is as amazing as ever. I mean, even though I haven't seen much of his movies, its quite understandable why people would want to say "YES"
The thing about such a movie is that it makes you sort of question your own moral base and judgement.Would I say "Yes"?? If you would ask me now, I would say "No". I believe love is enough. I believe love can conquer all. Well, just don't want to get cynical here but that is exactly what David said in the movie.
"I believed we were invincible. I believed our love was as strong as ever"
But is it?? Is love really so strong? Is it naive to believe it is? Somehow, when watching the movie there was this very factor which went against all my principles. The idea of selling out everything for money. I acknowledge that money is what drives the world around. But does it have to be so tempting? Does it invoke such a feeling of greed and want in a person that they are willing to sell their own souls for it.
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| The Devil In Disguise?? |
I found the movie quite Faustian in a way. Selling your soul to the devil for worldly gain. Although the most important thing that the couple lost here was their bond and trust for each other. But does that even matter these days?? Is it only my weary soul complaining about the nuances of modern love or are there people out there who feel the same??
No doubt, I question myself a lot and proclaim to know a lot about love and its happenings. But I'm still quite innocent to its workings. But that does not stop me from trying to question things I believe in. Love is one of the few things I truly believe in. If I don't understand that, how can I understand anything?
Like to end with a line from Noah And The Whale:
And if you don't believe in God,
how can you believe in love?
It is definitely not one of my favourite lines being agnostic myself. But it does make one think.!!!
