Love Actually

Watching Love Actually every holiday season is my personal Christmas tradition.

If you're one of those people who know me very well, you'll know that I go to great lengths to emphasize just how much I hate cheesy, romantic, chick flicks. I love fairytales, yes, and unique love stories, but just not the average everyday stupid romantic comedies. Ergh. Anyway, when I first heard about this movie a few years back, I was very hesitant to watch it, and the only reason that I did was because Keira Knightley was part of the cast.

I can honestly say, that watching it, was one of the best choices I've made in my entire life.

People often ask me why the hell I'm so in love with this movie. To others it was just an average film and to some, it was just too damn confusing. But to me, it was perfect... in every way. It's funny, it's cute and the stories are just too heartwarming.

(This paragraph will be full of random thoughts about random parts in the movie) Probably being the biased person that I am, my favorite story is that of Keira's and how her husband's best friend fell for her. The doorstep moment is one of the best parts in the movie. Their story made me very sad and when he said "enough now..." after everything... *sigh* it broke my heart :( . One of the cutest was the little kid who was very in love with the most popular girl in school. Hehe. That was so cute... especially when he was so convinced that his drumming would actually win the girl's heart. Aren't we all that silly sometimes...

I will forever be watching this movie once every year, during the holiday season. I've done it for three straight years already. It's something to look forward to everytime to get me into the holiday spirit!

And each time I watch this movie, I am always reminded why I fell in love with it in the first place. Love Actually showed me the different faces of love. It wakes you up, gives you hope and makes you wonder, if love actually is ... just around the corner.