Dear Claire,

What and if are two words as non frightening as words can be. But put them together side by side and they have the power to wound you for the rest of your life. What if? What if? What if? I don’t know how your story ended but if what you felt then was true love then it’s never too late. If it was true then, why wouldn’t it be true now? You need only the courage to follow your heart.

I don’t know what a love like Juliet’s feels like.  Love to live love one’s for. Love to cross the oceans for. But I’d like to believe that if I ever were to feel it that I’d have the courage to seize it.

And Claire, if you didn’t. I hope one day that you will.

All my Love,

Juliet

(Some of the words may be wrong as I only listened to it and wrote it as how I’ve heard it)

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What ifs. Maybe this is what makes “Letters to Juliet” a meaningful movie for me. I know that it was a cliché movie since the happy ending was so expected. But what made it perfect is the fact that it touches the person’s heart who get to watch the movie. It may not be filled with twists that make you hold onto your seat but it makes your heart feel happiness in a simple and amazing way.

Above is the letter send by Sophie to Claire in response to her 50-year old letter in Verona which Sophie found. The construction of the letter is very touching. It does not only limit to love but also with every other aspirations that we have in our lives. This is what makes it really great.

I admit that I’m so into chick flicks like this. But honestly, it’s not a bad thing. In fact, though some may think that these chick flicks create illusions for women, for me, it makes me believe that we have our own stories to tell.