A Movie Review

Celeste and Jesse Forever is a film by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack that will bring a new sensation for moviemaniac. It is played by two main characters who have the same names like the title. Uniquely, one of the writers, Rashida Jones, acted as Celeste in this film. I believe my moview review about it will open your mind about having a good relationship with your partner.

Celeste and Jesse Forever begins with many happiness moments potrayed in pictures. They have had a relationship since they went to college. However, unexpectedly they have been in divorce processing since few months earlier. Celeste wants the divorce as she doesn’t want to have a bad future with Jesse. Besides Jesse just wants to hang out with his friends and doesn’t think about future. However, Celeste and Jesse love each other. Therefore, they decide to be best friends with sexual intention. Even they do their routines in the same home as they were married.

One day, Jesse confesses his feeling about having a relationship again with Celeste. He realizes they are very cliched. They are in love but they don’t want to confess it to each other. Sadly, Celeste refuses it. She wants Jesse only to be her best friend. She is very hypocrite. A few weeks later, Jesse tries to have a date with a woman. He tells Celeste about the woman and it made Jesse surprised because Celeste is happy. She totally supports him.

There is a moment when Jesse finally meets with Veronica, the woman he has ever had a sex with. Veronica tells him she is pregnant now and demands Jesse to be responsible for her pregnancy. Maybe Jesse thinks it is a way out for him to have new life. He realizes Celeste doesn’t want him anymore, so he grants Veronica’s wish. Then Jesse gets out from Celeste’s home. She is very shocked because she thinks Jesse just loves her. Actually she is right but Jesse is extremely sick of such a situation. After Jesse leaves, Celeste doesn’t have any spirit to continue her life. In this situation, she meets with a man. The man falls in love with Celeste but she doesn’t feel the same . She stills thinks about Jesse. Months later, Jesse comes back to her home. He really misses her. They are still in love but again Celeste can’t be honest to herself and Jesse. Finally, Celeste realizes there is something wrong in herself. She really gums things up. She realizes she is hypocrite and bad. She makes Jesse as she wants. Later, she tries to call him up to meet. She asks him to come back with her. She really loves him. Unfortunately, it is too late. Jesse can’t do it anymore. Now, he really loves Veronica. In the end, the processing of their divorce is finally ended. They go by themselves with their partners. Celeste is willing at last. She accepts the man in love with her. Finally, Celeste and Jesse are not united forever.

I think this film is very different from people’s imagnation about romantic movie. It is not like fairy tale or princess movies having a happy ending. Celeste & Jesse forever delivers us to reflect Celeste’s character. The main problem of their relationship is about honesty. We must learn how to be honest over ourselves and recognize the quality of love itself. We can’t see love from materials or quantity. In principle, Celeste & Jesse Forever teaches us to keep relationship and a mutual understanding in the name of love and of course throws egoism away.

Refrences:

1.      m.imdb.com/title/tt1405365/ (Celeste & Jesse Forever 2012-IMDb)

2.      scriptshadow.blogspot.com/2012/02/screenplay-review-celeste-and-jesse.html/m=1