Watched The Way We Were this afternoon – balled my eyes out. What a movie! What a hunk that young Robert Redford. The emotions and the desperation and the heartache all in 2 hours…
This isnt my first viewing of this film. However, I did see it in a different light this time. He’s the playboy, she’s the activist. He’s a go-with-the-flow kind of guy, she’s a fighter and will not settle for anything less than perfect in her eyes.
When the relationship wasnt forced or when character flaws werent in the way, they were a great couple, Hubble & Katie. But in real life, and in the movie, sometimes love isnt enough.
The last scene where they are standing on a NYC street and she brushes his hair out of his eyes, and says, “Your girl is lovely, Hubble”, you can see how much he loves her. How much he wants to whisk her away and live the way they were, but in truth, it isnt feasible.
How much of that exact scenario is played out everyday in real life? How many people are out there love someone so wholely yet cant be with them? Its a sad thing really when you think about it. That two people cant be together because of some outlying negative that keeps the wall between their love.
I dont want to be a K-K-K-Katie, where I cant be with my one true love. (and the really sad thing is that I can relate to Katie on SO many levels!)
Do you think if Hubble & Katie went to couples counseling they would still be together?
