Speaking about curse, it reminds me to this movie "Penelope". Somehow I think Penelope and I have one thing in common, the curse. Well, not exactly the same curse since I don't have a piggy nose, but my "curse" also keeps me as prisoner in my own life.
First, let's see about Penelope. Penelope is the only daughter of Wilhern Family, rich and wealthy family. She's been hidden by her parents almost in her entire life since Penelope suffers from a curse placed by a witch for her ancestor. Generations ago, Wilhern family's son impregnated one of the servant, who was the daughter of the witch. The son offered marriage but his family refused and married him to another.
The witch's daughter then jumped off the cliff and it made the witch upset and cursed Wilhern family. The curse is that next girl born into the clan will be having the face of pig. For generations, only boys were born into the family until finally Penelope was born. The curse could only be lifted if one of her own learns to love her. Its interpreted by her parents as a blue blooded man from rich and wealthy family should marry her. In the search for that man who will break the curse, her parents invited and "interview" many rich men but always ended up with those men ran scarily to see her face. Despite of her ugly look, Penelope herself is a smart and intelligent girl.
One day, Edward who was so frightened after seeing Penelope, teams up with a journalist name Lemon who has been stalking on Wilhern family since Penelope was a baby to get Penelope's picture. They paid Max to get in the house and snatch pictures, but they mistakenly take Johny as Max. Johny (Played by James McAVoy- I saw him first time in the movie "atonement") finds that Lemon and Edward plan is cruel and decides to renege his agreement with them. He refuses to take pictures of Penelope. He feels the love chemistry for her but for some reasons, he left Penelope.
Penelope thought that Johny dislikes her, being disappointed she runs away from home and journey into the city. Later, her identity is discovered, but public reaction is surprising and Penelope becomes celebrity. To see public fondness on her, Edward's father wants him to marry Penelope. Penelope's parents urge her to accept so that the curse will be gone.
At the last minute of her wedding, Penelope realizes that she doesn't need any wedding just to remove the curse. She refuses the wedding and tells her mother that she likes herself the way she is, even with the piggy nose. She accepts her ugly appearance and will live with that. Magically, Penelope's pig snout and ears are gone. So, the curse breaker is that simple, self-acceptance.
Penelope moves on her life, being horticulturist and teacher. At costume party which she wears a mask, she meets Johny who is still unaware of her transformation. He apologizes for not being able to break the curse and left her since he's just ordinary man, not a rich and wealthy. Penelope removes her mask and......yeah...the romance has just began.
What about my curse ? hehehe....I think that I also must accept what has happened to me, being gratitude to the situation that I am in now, no matter how I hate it, I should learn to accept and enjoy it. Who knows that things will get better with the positive mind, especially in this new coming year. So Happy New Year Everyone !!!
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