G-d of Love

G-d of Love

"I take it back. It's more important to me that you are happy." 11:23

I chose this quote as my favorite quote from the movie. I know that this probably isn't what you expected it be. I think the intention of this movie was to get the audience to think about love. When I watched it however, I thought about friendship way more. By the end of the movie you see two couple who are madly in love with each other, that wouldn't have been if they weren't stabbed by a love arrow. It makes you wonder if the love is real. Are they under some kind of spell to change how they? or does the arrow just make them realize how they felt all along? This isn't answered in the movie. The love depicted still leaves you with a lot of unanswered questions. The one thing that is consistent and clear is the friendship that is there. 

I know I spent my whole last blog post talking about what a hopeless romantic I am, but I think friendship is even more important. (That is probably why my favorite stories are the ones where best friends end up together.) The friendship depicted in this movie is so amazing that I feel that it should be the focus of the move. Not romantic love but the love of a friend. 

When Raymond is trying to woo Kelly, he knows he can count on Fozzy. Fozzy knows that Kelly is in love with him but would rather make his friend happy that to create a happy relationship for himself. Not only does Fozzy help Raymond but he does even more than Raymond asks. He changed the theme and the meal to things he knows Kelly will like better to do everything he can to make sure things go well for Raymond. Fozzy doesn't believe in the love darts, but puts all of his feelings aside to support his friend's happiness. I chose that part to write about because I think the strongest relationships in this movie are the friendships, not the romantic ones and I think a good friendship is often overlooked. 

This all comes together in the end when Raymond realizes Kelly does't love him in a romantic way, but maybe as a friend. So, like a good friend, Raymond does fro Kelly what Fozzy did for him, and helps the person Kelly loves fall in love with her, even though it hurts him.