Tuesday 18 March 2014

The time traveler's wife

Today, I want to recommend to you the film I've seen last time on TV. It's a 2009 American romantic drama "The time traveler's wife", stars Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana.

The main character, Henry, has a genetical disorder which enables him to travel in time; however, he can' t control it. He discovers it by chance during a car travel with his mother, when he's a child. They have a car accident and his mother dies; he survives, though, because he travels 2 weeks back and then he meets the older version of himself.
Many years later, in a library, Henry meets Clare, who, to his surprise, recognize him. It turns out they've met many times before and he's informed her that he's a time traveler. As the story develops, they, of course, fall in love with each other, but their relationship is not easy as he often disappears in significant moments, for example just before the wedding - and when he finally gets back, he's the older version of himself.
Their complicated life starts to be even more difficult when Clare becomes pregnant; after several miscarriages, they discover the child can't be born since he/she has a genetical disorder too and also travels in time. Fortunately, a miracle happens and Clare finally manages to give birth to a girl, Alba. Unfortunately, before she's born, Henry travels forward in time and meets 10-year-old Alba; she informs him he died when she was 5; later he, Clare and their friends see the older version of Henry, dying on the floor... If you wan't to know how it all ends, you must watch the film :)

I think this movie is worth watching, because I really like the way it was made- the events are not put in the chronological order, but past, present and future are mixed and connected with one another, so you have to watch carefully not to loose the thread. What's more, I find it thought-provoking- Henry is not able to change anything that either had already happened or will happen, which, in my opinion, shows that we should reconcile ourselves to what happens to us and try to be happy as long as it possible, not to regret any moment of our lives.I hope my post will convince you to see this film :)

1 comment:

  1. I've seen this film as well and it's hard not to agree with your opinion :) What's more, Rachel McAdams is one of my favourite actress and she makes the film even more unforgettable :)

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