Eat, Pray, Love...
October 5th 2010 23:50
Everyone is talking about it. The film and the book. The film is out tomorrow in Australia but I have not yet read the book so I think I might wait until I do so before heading to the cinemas.
However I do know the outline of the flim well, the fact that the main character gets fed up with life and goes to Italy to eat, to India to pray and to Bali to love. Inevitably a lot of us have been through something similar, or have planned something similar, and I think that maybe where the success of the story lies - the familiarity between the story told, and our own stories.
Personally, I would swap Italy and Bali around, to eat in Bali and to love in Italy, but that's just me. Remember that little 'pact' my husband and I have for our marriage, that I get 2 weeks annual leave from him every year? The purpose is for this exact reason. We all need to get out, and we all need sometime alone and reflect. I also think that's the reason why I am addicted to just 'getting out'. As much as travelling and experiences are important, being simply away from Sydney, from my usual routine, even if it's just a night or two in the Blue Mountains or Central Coast (to non-Sydney, non-Australian readers, these places are within 2 hours drive from Sydney), the feeling is always satisfyingly great.
However I do know the outline of the flim well, the fact that the main character gets fed up with life and goes to Italy to eat, to India to pray and to Bali to love. Inevitably a lot of us have been through something similar, or have planned something similar, and I think that maybe where the success of the story lies - the familiarity between the story told, and our own stories.
Personally, I would swap Italy and Bali around, to eat in Bali and to love in Italy, but that's just me. Remember that little 'pact' my husband and I have for our marriage, that I get 2 weeks annual leave from him every year? The purpose is for this exact reason. We all need to get out, and we all need sometime alone and reflect. I also think that's the reason why I am addicted to just 'getting out'. As much as travelling and experiences are important, being simply away from Sydney, from my usual routine, even if it's just a night or two in the Blue Mountains or Central Coast (to non-Sydney, non-Australian readers, these places are within 2 hours drive from Sydney), the feeling is always satisfyingly great.
Everyone was a Julia Roberts character at least once in their lives...
| 98 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog