I was hesistate to watch this movie, because not sure if it is really a wise choice, but thank god I made it, because it was really a good one (at least to me, i enjoyed it).
Only dissapointment is the movie was over edited for the sensitive scenes, and somehow really confusing.
However, I enjoyed the movie a lot, and really learnt a lot of myself too.
Actually I was really pissed off before the movie, I was so defended when Bean's colleagues turned out to tease Bean, and also purposely bought seats right beside us.
I am not sure why i was over reacting, maybe because i really care about the friendship, and felt my friend was "stolen" from the others.
I guess i was also mad because it was our time to watch the movie, but somehow outsider just "break in" and ruined the moment.
Don't get me wrong, I really treasure Bean as my best mate and I just dont like her colleagues' surprise.
You wouldnt believe I actually apologized to Bean after the movie, and started to joke around with Bean's colleague because I realized life is too short to be mean to others.
Soon after the movie started, my emotion started be stable and relieved.
The movie started with the high school girl, Samantha woke up on her birthday morning, receiving blessing text from her bestie and her little sister jumped and bumped on her bed waking her up.
Just like other ordinary days, she never greet her parents, annoyed by her sister, and ride on her bestie's car.
After picking up everyone, this gang of four gathered and gossip. Apparently, this day is also the cupid day, as well as the day that Sam decided to give her "first time" for her bf - Rob.
She received roses, got invited for a party from Kent, who admired her since childhood. She also joined her gang, laughed at a weirdo, Juliet in the school.
Then, the night was young, she went to the party but left the party soon after her bestie, Lindsey confronted Juliet and ended up in an ugly fight.
on the road back home, the car hit something and crashed.
Next moment, Sam opened her eyes, thought that was a dream, however, just like dejavu, every moment was so familiar, she was so confused and then the same day happened again.
On the "next day", same moment happened again, she started to believe she need to do something to live, she must avoid the party and the accident.
As she thought that the time had passed 12.39am (they got crashed at 12.39), she would have survived, but at the mean time, she received text about Juliet's suicide.
Then she also discovered that Juliet used to be Lindsey's best friend during childhood but separated after Juliet was discovered to wet the matress during a school trip
Sam thought she would be wake up on the next day, but ended up, it is still her birthday, she just couldnt get out from the same loop.
She been living in the same day over and over again.
Until this "day", she decided not giving a shit because whatever thing she did could not stop the loop.
She wore a very thick make up, wearing some inappropriate dress to school. She got into a fight with her family, then also later with her friends.
She was very defensive, very negative, insulted everyone around her. At the party, Elody (one of her best friend) tried to convince her to apologize but she refused to do so.
Then, she broke into tears, crying loudly in Kent's room. Kent was very kind to her despite her bad attitude, giving her all the trust and love.
The "next day", Sam decided to skip school and spent some times with her sister. She come to realized how big was her sister's palm, and also heard what happened to her sister in the kidder garden for the first time.
Her friend actually laughed at the little girl about her funny way of speaking, but Sam encouraged her sister to be believe in herself.
It is definitely a family day, Sam spent a lovely dinner with her parents, she asked her mum if she is a good person.
Her mum replied saying of course she is, and telling her how she was so big hearted in her third grade. Sam smiled and replied it was so long ago.
Then, her mum emphasized: it doesn't matter what i think, it's what you think.
Sam started to realized something important, she went to the party and gone into Kent's room, actually she already spotted the quotes writen on Kent's bulletin board last night.
It was written: Become who you are.
Kent come and told her why he like her so much, it was also because of Sam's warmest protection against the hard feeling he had due to the departure of his father during Kent's childhood.
Samatha finally realized she had turned to someone else, someone who she not used to be. She forgot the good things around her, and have given up so many precious people, connection, and moments.
IN the same night, she discovered how Juliet died, she finally understand the meaning of all these repeating days.
The reason for her to stay in the loop, is come to realize the meaning of life and make a change.
If I was going to relive the same day over and over, I want it to be a day that would make a difference. Not just for me.
She woke up happily in the morning, greet her parents, telling them she love them and then hug her little sister with love and tears.
We all knew that this would be her last day of life.
She told Elody and Ally why she love them so much, then she also bought a rose for Juliet.
SHe even broke up with Rob, accepting Kent's invitation nicely and also returned Kent with a rose too.
Before the party started, she also hug Lindsey, revealed her hidden past about her parent's divorcy and told her not to act tough in front of her.
Later, Juliet turned up, and Sam ran to her to stop her from jumping into the truck, but Juliet just couldnt deny how fragile she was and in the end Sam died by pushing Juliet away from the truck and broke the loop.
The movie ends with Juliet's scream " Sam! You save me!", then replied by Sam: No, you save me.
Then, Sam just ran happily towards to the forest.
I had cried so many times this time, because I can feel the fear too.
Just like Sam, I am losing myself somehow, treating people around me negatively, not really insulting them, but i am really not satisfied with what i have around me.
If i really fell today, i would definitely regreting how i treated people around me, how I never being myself and appreciated the good things happened around me.
I see only my greatest hits. I see the things I want to remember and be remembered for. That’s when I realize that certain moments go on forever, even after they are over they go on. They are the meaning.
The rating on rotten tomato site for this movie was poor, which mainly criticize on the poor story setting.
However, personally i love the storyline, forget why Sam didnt tell her parents or friends about what happened to her living in the loop over and over again, the reason of the loop itself is to make her discover what she has losing - herself, and the loves one around her.
Why in the end, she had to sacrified herself to get out from the loop? To me, reason of the loop, is not to survive, in fact, you have dead, and life is just once to be fair.
Reason of the loop is to understand how you died and accepting that you had dead. In my opinion, Sam definitely not accepting this and refusing to accept this ending until she discovered how much she had lost on the day she fell.
We are holding too much of thing - it can be grudge, can be something materialistic, or even the greed to live longer.
Just like what Sam's tomboy classmate told her, she been living the same day over and over again, but she was not in the loop. This is because her life is not meaningful, she didnt know the reason to live, so everyday is the same to her, go to school, lunch, gossip, home, party, sleep....repeat next day. If so, what's the purpose of living?
That's really irony when Sam told her classmate if she experienced everyday like repeating the samething over and over again, and her classmate reacted that exactly what she having now!
I wonder if the loop really exist, seems like you are trapped in the hell as you are repeating the day non stop, but actually if you think differently, you are actually being blessed that you can live differently on the same day as you were given a chance to relive!
That's why when Sam live the day with love pouring to her family and friend, her loving nature also save Juliet from the pain by sacrifying herself.
Why she must die in the end, I would take it as life is no reverse, this probably is also the message the movie want to deliver, you cannot reverse life, so enjoy what you have now, instead of realizing people and moments that are important in your life after you fall, why not treasure them now?
Become who you are, live life the fullest. We are all blessed with a life, and I am really grateful I have an amazing one and would continue live for the fullest for the rest.
I want to give more love to people around me and to the world. Give life a meaning, from the simplest way - to focus on the love among you~
Thank you for the heartful movie, it really made my day.
P/s: i quite like the actress - Zoey Deutch, who played the role Samantha in the movie. She is very beautiful, and i really like her voice and how she smiled =)
