Movies I Love: Eat, Pray, Love.

by Sarah Audrey Christie



I was a bit sad when I heard my brother criticizing the movie Eat, Pray, Love (he hasn't even watched it yet!). I myself found the movie quite nice and inspiring. Moreover, because the movie was set in Indonesia, my home country (that is in fact the main reason I watched it in the first place...^^). I can see how Bali was exposed at its best, and how Indonesian people played a huge role in supporting the movie. The casts were brilliant. And the best part was when I saw Christine Hakiem, playing the role of Wayan. Indonesian actress starring in a Hollywood movie, well, I took that as a wonderful surprise, and a great achievement for Christine Hakiem herself as an actress, but also for Indonesia, because finally, the time has arrived, when Indonesian people are admitted by the world, and invited to join the 'big bowl'. Because, I truly believe, Indonesia is a great nation, with all the great talents and resources inside. The problem is many times; we don't believe that we can do it. We can be great people, we can be a great country, and we can be a great nation, because we have it all here. We just have to believe it, and do everything we can to prove it.

So I admit, maybe, some parts of the movie were a bit indulging, but, there’s a few funny scenes too. Like the scene where Elizabeth captured the Italian ways of 'talking with hands', I think it's hilarious. But most important was the life lessons I got from the movie, like what Ketut said in the end, as a conclusion of Elizabeth's journey of finding balance in life. He said, "Liz, losing balance for love, is part of living a balance life..." Man, that is deep... So what I learned from Eat, Pray, Love, is to enjoy life as much as we can, work our best but don’t forget to take a break once in a while, have fun, and don't afraid to lose your balance for something far more important. And for all of these reasons, I'd say, Eat, Pray, Love is worth to watch.