With its approach on life and love, An Inconvenient Love offers some lessons on where practicality stands in romance
For its cinematic comeback this 2022, Star Cinema went for a genre that they know how to approach best—romantic-comedy with a splash of drama. This generation’s groundbreaking love team, Belle Mariano and Donny Pangilinan, star in An Inconvenient Love. The story revolves around the lives of Ayef and Manny as they approach love with a taste of life’s truths and realities.
As Petersen Vargas’ first directorial project under the production company, he successfully elevated the cinematography and storytelling in the film. Each character’s story slowly unfolds as the conflict arises, building a tension as natural as any true to life story.
Whether you’re looking for a sign to watch it in theaters or you want to wrap your heads around the narrative after you’ve seen it, here are some lessons about life and love from the movie:
Love is a choice one makes
Whether you are talking about love for your family, friends, or even for a romantic partner, a choice is ultimately what makes or breaks any relationship. Like Ayef and Manny who carried personal struggles in their respective families and careers, choosing whether to have someone with you face these things together or conquering them alone could only be dictated by you and no one else. This also comes with the acceptance that you are only responsible for your own decisions, and not someone else’s.
Courage doesn’t come easily for anyone
The pursuit for a dream job or a standalone business does not happen overnight for everyone. While other people can afford to take risks in their job, there are some who have to consider the practicality of their choices as providers of the family. Both Manny and Ayef had their own versions of channeling courage as they confronted their problems.
Learning is a life-long process
No one really aces life perfectly in every stage. As human beings, we are bound to make mistakes. In the movie, all characters have made choices that spiraled into consequences, which eventually started affecting everyone. But with clarity, healing, and time, we pick ourselves up and make better decisions for ourselves and for others.
Featured Image from PETERSEN VARGAS (via Instagram)
