The Lake House
In attempts not to spoil too much of the film, much of it involves two individuals - Alex and Kate - exchanging letters something that appeals to me greatly and inspired me to give this a go.
As I rewatched it I noticed for the first time an elephant pedestal in the background of a scene that was very similar to a pair my grandmother acquired and brought back from the Philippines, when I was a child I admired them the most of out of all her belongings.
The pedestal seems to be a good preliminary and reminder to the quote from Kate’s favorite book Persuasion by Jane Austen that followed “There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison”. Kate describes Persuasion as a book about waiting… two people meet, almost fall in love, but the timing isn’t right, they have to part and then years later they meet again, they get another chance… but they don’t know if too much time has passed, if they waited too long, if it’s too late to make it work. All of which resonates with me.
Some of my other favorite films include Willow, The Never Ending Story, The Princess Bride, A Knight’s Tale, Stardust, The Hobbit, The Last Unicorn, Prince of Egypt, Matilda, What Maisie Knew, Liar Liar, A Goofy Movie, Steel Magnolias, Charlotte’s Web, The Little Prince, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, Anastasia, Lars and the Real Girl, My Best Friend’s Wedding, La La Land, Penelope, Edward Scissorhands, Little Women, The Joy Luck Club, Memoirs of a Geisha, Mulan, Fred Claus, Klaus, A Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Groundhog Day, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, Just Like Heaven, 13 Going on 30, The Wedding Singer, What’s Your Number?, Easy A, Secret Admirer, Runaway Bride, Pride & Prejudice, Mary Poppins, Leo, The Peanut Butter Falcon, This Must Be The Place, Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, The Gorge, The Martian, Project Hail Mary, The Fall Guy, Ghosted, Grosse Pointe Blank.
