I felt particularly sentimental about this film especially after I wrote my last blog about Home coming - Goodbye London, I thought it relates to my situation at the moment on many levels. (well, apart from the marriage and kids! ).
The film is about two people, a couple, one who has forgo her dreams and the other who never quite figured out what he wants in life. They both decided to accept the idea of what the "perfect life" should be and spent a miserable 7 years together making the perfect life work.
One day, they decided to make a bold move to lead a brand new life in Paris with their two children. A dream that both husband and wife has suppressed for a long time. Unfortunately, a series of unexpected event started unfolding - husband got a grand promotion and wife got pregnant. Their Paris dream starts to seem unrealistic and the husband thought it seemed so much easier to just stay put and continue working out the relationship. The wife was disappointed as the only hope of rejuvenating herself is shattered but try very hard to accept the "perfect life" that society has "bestowed upon" her.
The best part of the film I thought came from a neighbour's son who is supposedly a little "not well" - insane to be precise. This insane guy saw through the misery of the couple and reprimanded them for choosing the easier way out instead of really finding out what they are made of by pursuing their own dreams.
I start to question myself if the decision to leave London and come home an easier way out instead of staying on to see what I am really made of ? Is London the only place I can see what I am made of ? Can Singapore not give me the same opportunity ? Have I given up a richer, fuller life in exchange for an easier path ? Does following my mind really a better idea than following my heart ? Am I being lazy or just being rational ?
Again, only time will tell...
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