I just watched “You are the apple of my eye,” and I have to say it does rake up emotions.
Just to note, I watched the version uploaded on youtube, of course I downloaded and converted it before watching. Technically, I really do love the shots used. The entire film seemed to have a soft-focus effect applied, perfect for such romance genres. As for the audio quality, I cannot really give an accurate view, I believe this version uploaded is one of the working versions, with several audio tracks missing i.e post production missing in the last scene when they were at the baseball range and there was not a single baseball thrown which meant no clonking sounds present.
I guess the biggest take away from this film is how much I can relate to many of the scenes – How I was once challenged to go after the same girl, how I wished I knew answers to certain questions yet refused to ask them, how I thought I what I was doing would prove myself to her. This movie did bring up many good memories as the story unfolded (and watching it alone in my room with the lights all turned off after a session of self-reflection does heighten receptivity)
It’s been a long time, and I have been thinking about many things. What really matters? I mean, when the protagonist did not end up marrying the girl he went after for years, did it really matter? If she was happy, and he knew she was, does it matter if they had to end up together? Sure, it was a beautiful story, almost perfect, yet the ending had to have such a twist.
I’m sure we all have a story of our own to tell, especially with the one we loved so deeply, of which the ending is far from perfect. We all write our own stories, everyday penning down a new sentence, paragraph, chapter, or maybe even closing one, but there would be this one part of the story that we will always go back and read. The part of the story that we always think of without effort, the scene that flashes across our minds when we see something familiar, or smell a similar/same smell, or doing something we used to do with this special someone.
And this part of the story will always be the same, as sweet, heart warming and preciously treasured, not matter how the story ends – whether together or not.
So as the story ends, I have decided after long deliberation. I know many will rebut and hold me to what I have said before, but I guess I know what matters. And as long as I have that line clearly drawn inside, whatever my actions will not matter.
