Love Happens

You think this movie would have been your typical romantic film; having a primary focus on a sappy love story following every typical expectation: they meet, they fight, they make-up. But surprisingly enough, Love Happens (starring Jennifer Aniston and Arron Eckhart) was very different than I expected it to be.

Actually, the movie's main focus was on the complex process of grieving the loss of a loved one, and learning to eventually let go in your own way. Main character Dr. Burke Ryan (played by Arron Eckhart) is a self-help author that after losing his wife to a car accident, claims to be a specialist on grieving the loss of a loved one and learning to let go. What the audience is surprised to find out is that behind the scenes and the face of the man on the cover of his book, he is actually continuing to blame himself for the death if his wife and is having extreme difficulty accepting her absence.

It actually interferes with every area of his life whether he knows it or not, and this actually translates to his readers in some of their failed attempts to move on. As part of a publicity tactic, Dr. Ryan starts a workshop at a hotel for his patients where he can give them specific advice and help them to let go of the past. At the hotel, he suddenly bumps into Eloise (Jennifer Aniston) – the hotel florist – and there is an instant attraction between the two of them.

Eloise herself is having difficulties letting go of the past due to troubled relationships, and has decided to swear off men and focus on her floral business. Eloise and Dr. Ryan attempt dating, but both realize they are stuck in the past and cannot move forward with each other. What they must realize is that they must help each other let go of the past in order to move on to the future, and Dr. Ryan must be truthful to his patients.

To be honest, I didn't think that this movie had the best love story – so that is not the reason why I liked it. The truth of the matter is that at one point in all of our lives we will lose a loved one. This is one of the hardest things that we all must face, but we all must learn how to move on. This movie was great for lessons learned in grieving, and I believe it is something that everyone can benefit from watching. It really makes you feel that you are not alone, even at these lowest points in our lives.

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