Message in a Bottle

Okay.. So here i go again!!  Last night, i watched "Message in a Bottle" for the second time, this time with my brother. He didnt say a word while we were watching so i thought he's bored. I  kind of expected that  considering he's not really a fan of romance and drama. Well, I thought differently. I think the movie was good. Not the oh-my-god-i-want-to-see-it-again movie but you know on a boring night? I think spending an hour or so watching the movie is time not wasted.
Ofcourse if you're a fan of happy endings, you should avoid a Nicholas Sparks movie. As for message in a bottle, it came across to me as a painful and emotional movie--in a good way.I dont know why i enjoyed watching sad movies so much, is it because im a sad person? Nahhh.. Im not. I'd like to believe that i am not! lol.


Anyway, I have a PDF version of the book but i am too lazy that i couldn't finished reading it so i end up downloading the movie. I think the movie didnt do quite well in the BO like The Notebook but personally, i think it was okay. I mean it's really impossible to topped The Notebook! 
Going back--another thing that i liked about the movie is the beautiful chemistry between Robin Wright Penn and Kevin Costner. I think they're perfect as Garrett and Teresa. Especially Garrett! And aside from that, i just like the whole plot--it started off and ended with a letter.


I personally love the Letters that Garrett wrote to Catherine. The letters that he tossed on the sea and was inside the bottle. 
A letter that bound to change their lives forever.

If you'll scroll down my blog, you'll see a letter from The Notebook. Uhmm really. i dont know. Maybe  im obsess with letters. (Particularly, the writings of Nicholas Sparks! haha. :D)

This is Garett's first letter to Catherine (his deceased wife) and later on, the letter found it's way to Teresa. 

And yeah. They fell in love. 

(This one's from the movie, not from the book so technically, this isnt Nicholas writing. The letter from the book isnt exactly like this one so I dont know who the heck wrote this letter but i think she/he did an amazing job.)

Dear Catherine,

I’m sorry I haven’t talked to you in so long.
I feel I’ve been lost…no bearings, no compass.
I kept crashing into things, a little crazy, I guess.
I’ve never been lost before.
You were my true North.
I could always steer for home when you were my home.
Forgive me for being so angry when you left.
I still think some mistake’s been made…
And I’m waiting for God to take it back.
But I’m doing better now.
The work helps.
Most of all, you help me.
You came into my dream last night with that smile…
That always held me like a lover… rocked me like a child.
All I remember from the dream…is a feeling of peace.
I woke up with that feeling….and tried to keep it alive as long as I could.

I’m writing to tell you that I’m on a journey toward that peace.
And to tell you I’m sorry about so many things.
I’m sorry I didn’t take better care of you…
So you never spent a minute being cold or scared or sick.
I’m sorry I didn’t try harder to find the words…to tell you what I was feeling.
I’m sorry I never fixed the screen door.
I fixed it now.
I’m sorry I ever fought with you.
I’m sorry I didn’t apologize more.
I was too proud.
I’m sorry I didn’t bring you more compliments…on everything you wore and every way you fixed your hair.
I’m sorry I didn’t hold on to you with so much strength that even God couldn’t pull you away.

All my love,
G