A Very Very Long Engagement

So Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so there is no better time to watch a film like A Very Long Engagement. It teaches you what is true love and how miracles can happen. Like when a guy gets hit by bombs 2 times and still survives. I tell you man if that guy becomes a suicide bomber we're all going to die.

First of all it really is a very long engagement. Ya. Like more than 1 and half hours long. So you do have enough time on valentine's day for this. But the story is really really simple.

Guy knows girl since childhood and they had fun at the top of a lighthouse, which is like so romantic since the lighthouse is just like one big fat giant candle, that shines much brighter than the 99 scented candles that lovers usually use. Anyway, sadly, the war came and like a true man the guy went to the war. And for some reason which I didn't know, he was condemned and sent to the front lines, where he got shot while trying to carve his and his fiancée's intials on a tree in no man's land. Which to me is retarded, but then 老天最爱笨小孩, so he didn't die.

Anyway, on the girl's part, she refused to believe that he was dead, throughout the entire war. And she did weird things like, "If I can walk to point X in y minutes, then it means he's still alive", which is totally dumb because she got polio and had to struggle to walk. Why not just take the easy way out like " If i'm breathing at the end of 1 minute, it means he's still alive" Doesn't she then guarantee herself a peace of mind? Ok so based on their intelligence, they make a great pair! And the girl goes through a long adventure and finally they find each other. Happily ever after!

But the interesting part is that the guy managed to desert the army without getting punished for it. That might come in useful if you ever want to pon ns. ok so this review doesn't tell you much about the movie. That's because I don't want to include any spoilers. like when a guy pees in the middle of no man's land. Oops. Whatever. Just go watch it.