The Art of Romance

The Age of Adaline

I just watched Age of Adaline for the first time last night and loved it to be quite honest. Though I spent an insane amount of time trying to figure out where I had seen Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) before. (I figured it out about 5 minutes ago. He was Walter Davidson in Harley and the Davidsons) 

Thank you for that adventure Amazon Prime.

Anyway, I'm here to tell you what I thought of this movies interpretation of love. 

Quite frankly, I can't find much to complain about. And I can complain about just about anything. 

Perhaps my favorite part was the amount of respect and chivalry Ellis displayed. (I mean, no wonder Adaline fell for him).

For example, Ellis being persistent with Adaline. Basically from the moment he appeared I knew where it was going, and during the elevator ride I knew I was going to like it. Or, more specifically, him. And even though Adaline shows she doesn't really want to get to know him better, he PERSISTS. BECAUSE GOSH DARN IT THIS GIRL WAS GOING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM WHETHER SHE LIKED IT OR NOT.

*ahem*

But then Adaline more or less breaks up with him. And this is the part where I just absolutely fell in love with this guy. Adaline drew her line, she said enough. And he. backed. off. Like. MR DARCY IS THAT YOU?

He backs off. Not knowing whether or not Adaline would change her mind, but knowing she had made it up. That was good enough for him. And then when she came to apologize, he didn't hold any grudges. Because he knew how he felt.

That was what convinced me he was in love with her. That right there.

Of course, from there we experienced all sorts of ups and downs in their relationship, including a past romance with a certain Indiana- I mean William Jones. But that beginning part is what made it for me. 

That and: when she tells him the truth, about who she was and what had happened to her, he was still there. And still in love with her. That's something that I consider amazing.

So yes. Great movie. Good plot, even if a bit strange. And for a change, this chic flick had a pretty good interpretation of love. Persistent, patient, accepting of faults (not that Adaline's condition was a fault, simply unique)

Side note: Call me an old-timer, but I believe it is the man's role to pursue the woman. Now ladies, this doesn't mean that you shouldn't or can't talk to him first or text him whatever it is kids do these days. In fact, if you like a guy I would even encourage  it. But there's a line between letting a guy know you're interested (or that you exist) and pursuing him romantically. Does that make enough sense to keep me from sounding hypocritical? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Well whatever. I'm gonna get a lot of hate for that from the feminists whether it's a solid argument or not. I'll just leave it. 

And that ends my rant of the day! I'm honestly not sure how many of the readers I had at the beginning of this rant book are still around but I'm still here and still going strong. Ish.

>>Adry Grace