50 first dates
Till Death Do Us Part
(A Reflection Paper from the movie “50 First Dates”)
“Till death do us part.” This is the statement that can be best described Henry for his unconditional love to Lucy. I was really touched when I watched the movie “50 First Dates” for its interesting and convincing story that would drive the viewers to a deep emotion and sympathy to the main characters of the movie. It gave moral lessons about how hard it is to have that memory incapacitated and what love can do as well. I could not imagine myself in the position of Henry who sacrificed much because of his love to Lucy. It was not easy for him to introduce himself to the one he loved every single day because Lucy forgot everything that happened yesterday. Lucy could not able to remember everything about yesterday because she was incapable of converting short-term memories into long-term memories (anterograde amnesia). But Henry did not lose hope. He believed that someday, Lucy will retain her memory.
Furthermore, nothing could be harder than the situation of Lucy where she could not live in a normal way. Everything has to be changed every day (tomorrow is another day). Her father and brother sacrificed much just for her not to hate life and let her to believe that she is living in a normal way. I was so pity for her especially when she knew about her situation.
It was then I realized that I am still so lucky that I do not have that condition or else, I could not imagine myself living in this world of practicalism and having that situation. Nevertheless, the best driving force for those who have that lost of memory like Lucy is the love of the family and other people around them. We have to let them feel that they are still significant to this world like others. We have to let them understand that we only pass through this world at once and if we lost our life, we can never have it back again. Thus, we must live our life to the fullest whoever we are and whatever we’ll be.