I just can’t help my tears.

I have watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 for the 3rd time today. I know it’s stupid because I already know what will happen and what to expect, yet I cried my eyes out during the part when Fred and Snape died and when Harry watched Snape’s memory unravel. My friends are already teasing me, saying that I’m such a cry baby and that by now, I should not be affected anymore but I don’t care. It’s really emotional for me. Even when I read the book over and over, I still manage to squeeze out a tear or two at those parts. Snape’s death was very tragic. He did not deserve to die after all that he had done. Imagine giving all your life to the child of the woman you love and the man you very much hated. That would have felt very confusing and difficult trying to protect someone who very much looked like your greatest rival but someone very special to the woman you love. As for Fred’s death, it took me quite a while before I can accept it. I really loved the Weasley twins and I can’t imagine just one of them. They are supposed to be together no matter what but in the end, one must go. I just let my tears fell as I watch those scenes. I keep re-watching the movies for I can’t still fully grasp that it will be the last. I know I should accept the fact that a story must end somehow, but it’s difficult when you’ve become attached and very much used to something as great as the Harry Potter series. It was ten fruitful years of magic, love, imagination, friendship and life. It’s such a big part of my life that it’s not so easy to let go of. I don’t know if this would be the last time I will watch the last movie, but I know in my heart that no matter how many more times I will re-watch it, I will still manage to pour some tears over and over.

Forever isn’t exactly as good as it sounds.

This is the last movie I watched as of now. I thought it was just like other movies which feature immortal characters but no, it’s different. Tuck Everlasting is about a family who has a secret. They are not vampires, or werewolves or witches who dabbles with black magic. But one thing is sure, they don’t die. It was because of the water from a spring in the middle of the forest. Their secret was safe and intact until Winnie, the only daughter of a wealthy couple who own the woods, wanders in the forest and found Jesse, the youngest son of the Tucks. As cliché as most story goes, the two fell in love. But circumstances weren’t easy as Winnie’s family looked for her and accused the Tucks for kidnapping. Jesse and Winnie were forced to separate as the Tucks escape their death penalty,which could reveal their secret to the whole town.

The story tells us that we could live our lives without fearing that it might end. It will teach us that forever is not really as fun as we think it would be, that major consequences would be faced. It tells us about loss, love and letting go. We can move on and live our life as we want to, free from the control of others. It shows us that death is merely an inescapable part of one’s life. 

In the end, it’s either we force ourselves to believe that we’re strong enough to move on, even when we’re not, or succumb to the fact that we are too weak to do so.