He's Just Not That Into You

When i saw the preview for this movie i thought it looked funny but i didnt really have any interest in watching it. I was pressured by my two best friends to skip class on Presidents Day and see it with them, so i decided to cave in for once. I actually ended up really enjoying the movie. Then recently when it came out on video i decided to rent it and watch it by myself. Surprisingly i got alot more out of it the second time i watched it (coulda had something to do with not hearing my friend Karissa drooling over every good-looking dude in the movie) and the movie is now not only in my top ten favorite movies of all time (i know, all 19 long years of my life) but on my list of movies to buy when it gets cheaper cause i don't wanna pay more than $12 for it and its $20 right now. Anyways i think whoever created this movie is a genius because it completely catches you. It is so real that its humorous and enjoyable as well as romantic and sexy (yes i said it). I however know quite a few people who saw the movie and utterly despised it. My first reaction was "What the hell?!" And that is exactly what i said. I did not understand how someone could watch the movie, paying attention to every detail, from beginning to end and not love it. Then after watching it the third time i realized that this is a movie that strikes close to the heart if you can relate to it. I myself could relate to a few situations in the movie but thats what i found funny and enjoyable about the movie. I can see though how some people being closely related to a few situations in the movie would find it more hurtful than enjoyable. I still thought that overall the movie left a good moral-don't lose faith, just because some guy or girl hurts you doesn't mean that every guy or girl will. You have to take chances and really put yourself out there sometimes. No gain without pain. I would encourage whoever was more hurt by the movie than amused/entertained to re watch it and pay close attention to the movie as a whole. Allow yourself to be amused and entertained because if you're only paying attention to what depressed you, of course you're gonna hate the movie. I think thats the problem with the world today. People in alot of cases do not wanna open themselves up and i find that really depressing because life is too short to keep yourself in a shell. Instead look at this movie as a way of learning and succeeding from your mistakes as well as others. My father abandoned me half way through my life and missed the most important years of my life but is that gonna keep me from watching or enjoying movies that remind me of it? Hell no! Everthing happens for a reason and as my man Kanye West says "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"