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Letters to JulietDirector: Mr. Gary Winick 

Author of the Novel: Lise Friedman and Ceil Friedman

omantic Movie

A book written and was put into movie inspired by the world’s famous writer William Shakespeare, basfrom his story “Romeo and Juliet. A beautiful love story but ended up with tragedy. n!e you are bornthis world there is someone out there who is destined for you, you don’t have to look for him "ust let lofind the both of you and prove that true love is true. #ove is taking risks and even sa!rifi!es$ it’s likerainbow after the rain, the moon in the dark night and the sun every morning.

 And this famous “%rue #ove& !an be witnessed in the movie #etters to Juliet.

“What& and “if& are two words as non'threatening as words !an be, but put them together side'by'side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life&

' A famous line from #etters to Ju

#etters to Juliet is movie about people sear!hing for true love. %hey have "ourneyed for mamiles, and even waited for many years before they find their beloved. Wat!hing the movie leads us inthe world of love, kindness, heartbreaks, faithfulness, sa!rifi!e and even de!ision making. %he movie wshot in (erona making it more romanti! than ever, the famous statue of Juliet was in the movie whi!h adto its realisti! effe!t. )any beautiful s!enery of the !ountry *taly were seen. *t’s like entering the mode

world of Romeo and Juliet.A story written by #ise +riedman and eil +riedman, and was put into movie by )r. -ary Wini!k. %movie lasts for almost one hour and forty'five minutes. %he a!tors and a!tresses were all very good doubt be!ause it was Amanda Seyfried plays one of the ma"or roles, as Sophie, hristopher gan, harlie, (anessa Redgrave, as laire and +ran!o /ero as #oren0o 1artolini.

very bit of the story !an tou!h the heart of its viewers$ one will be e2!ited to know if true love really e2isin this world or is it "ust a dumb thought of desperate persons. #oving and being loved by the person oneheart is yearning for was the happiest feeling of all, though there were many obsta!les and hindran!might o!!ur, even the time will be your enemy "ust like in the movie, but if one believe that true love reae2ist happily ever after will be written in your story. #etters to Juliet is a movie depi!ting the life of fo

persons yearning to be love and be loved ba!k$ it is a must to be wat!h, be!ause it tea!hes everyonwhat true love is. %he movie tells us that true love is !annot be measured and !annot be for!ed insomeone, it was something to be felt toward someone without a reason, you will "ust feel it.

#etters to Juliet started when Sophie and her fian!3 travelled to *taly before they will be wed. %hetwo lovers were very distin!t to ea!h other$ it was like they are living in a very different world, Sophie aswriter and (i!tor as a hef.

Sophie tours the !ity of (erona, there she visited the famous statue of Juliet, there ladies wrote a letterJuliet !on!erning about love problems, being !urious as a writer, Sophie have found out that there wepersons who are !alled “se!retaries of Juliet&, they are the one who answers, give advi!es to the ladie1e!ause of them, Sophie met laire and her grandson harlie. %he meeting of these three perso

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started the real story of the movie. %hey’ve "ourneyed in different pla!es sear!hing for the love of lairthe person whom she loved and still loving fifty years ago. %he movie was not a dull one$ it was full e2!itement and thrill as it goes nearer to its !lima2, though it was a little bit predi!table still it didn’t addlessen the enthusiasm to wat!h the movie.

“#ove& the ma"or theme of the movie. %he movie tea!hes so many things about life, like in pursuiwhat we really dreamed of even though there are many obsta!les to be fa!e. )aking de!isions even it ishard thing to do and how to love truly in this !ruel world. And to !onvin!e us that true love waits. *t waeasily !onveyed by the reader be!ause everyone !an relate themselves when it !omes to love, be!aus

believe that everyone had e2perien!ed, will e2perien!e how to love.

%he reali0ation that the main !hara!ter, 4Sophie5, have dis!overed that greatly affe!ts her de!isiwas when she de!ided to !an!el her wedding with her fian!3e, it !reates a twist in the story be!ausefirst * thought that the love of Sophie and (i!tor will flourish and be stronger when they visit (erona b*’ve got the wrong idea, undoubtedly she really loved him but as the time passed she then re!ogni0ed ththeir relationship was not working well that’s why she’s the one who did the first move to stop therelationship. *t was a brave yet a very sad thing to do but sa!rifi!es and great de!isions should be made order to be happy and this de!ision of Sophie had solved the one of the !onfli!ts in the story whi!hreali0ing true love. Another thing is on the part of #oren0o and laire, the finding of true love, years hapassed but when they meet again they reali0ed that they still love ea!h other thus resolving the !onfli!t

the story, laire thought that #oren0o might not re!ogni0ed or even remember her but these doubvanished when #oren0o !onfessed that he still love her be!ause when we are talking about love it’s nevtoo late.

%he film was very good starting from the pla!es where the movie was taken, the beautiful !ity (erona, /ew 6ork and many different beautiful pla!es in *taly. %he shots and the filming was vesatisfa!tory, the angles of the !amera were at the right pro"e!tion to !apture the intense and re!tifyimoments. When it !omes to wardrobe aspe!ts, the dresses used suited the ambian!e of the movie ntoo dull or too e2aggerated$ one best e2ample was on the last part of the movie, the !hara!ters wosimple yet elegant dresses that really mat!h the o!!asion. %he lighting effe!ts never failed be!ause throughout the movie it was really !lear you were able to see and re!ogni0ed even the little detahappening in the movie. 6ou will not be !onfused if the s!ene was day and night.

#ove without e2pe!ting, never losing hope and making right de!isions were some of tlesson7values taught by the movie to its viewers, do not e2pe!t that if you have love someone he7she wreturn the feelings always remember that true love will find a way. %hese messages are for everyonespe!ially to those who are in loved they will learn so many things regarding love when they wat!h thmovie.

#etters to Juliet ama0ed me. * have e2perien!ed mi2ed emotions when *’ve wat!hed it, it made msmile, laugh, !ry 4but not too mu!h5, lonely, thrilled, e2!ited and even irritated. *t was all about love, whi!hknow is very popular to viewers’ espe!ially teen agers. *t is a must see movie be!ause if it’s !reativeneand admirable !on!epts, one will not regret if he7she wat!h it. +or me the film was very good be!ausemyself was not fond of wat!hing romanti! movies but this film really made me to hook up in every s!enewill rate it as ten, not only be!ause it was all about love but it also taught me how to be a brave person well.

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Letters to

Juliet

!u"mitted "y:Lara Lyn D.Aranda

!u"mitted to:Mr. #enedicto

Date submitted: October 13,