jUsT mY LuCk... thE mOviE

(oohhh... this feel-good flick is really amazing! u gotta watch this)

Summary:

Manhattan socialite, Ashley Albright (Lindsay Lohan) never dreamt of having all the luck in the world; from being promoted as Vice President of a huge record label to dating the son of a famous sports icon. Her fate changes in a masquerade party, when she met the coy but boyishly cute Jake Hardin (Chris Pine), who is exactly her opposite! Jake is probably the worst when it comes to luck. His misfortune ranges from getting into jail to falling from a decrepit chair. When the two strangers kissed, their fortune interchanges: Ashley now experiencing disasters and Jake undergoing a healthier life through good luck! In the end, the two people fell in love and decided to give their luck to a little girl…

What I love about this movie, aside from the cute leading man, is the message behind it. It taught me how to accept life as it has to be! You know, sometimes there are just things that we have no control of. So, what’s the use of worrying and whining? Nothing… it just adds to the stresses you encounter. I also realized after watching this that optimism is in fact a need. Being optimistic is not a characteristic, it’s a choice. We have choices: to be happy or not. It doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to have a passive outlook in life. Actually, it implies that being happy is also being content with what you have. And being happy is a choice. In this movie, Jake always suffers bad luck. But you know what? He learned to accept it. And on the contrary, Ashley, who experiences good fortune, has always been humble and down-to-earth.

I was used to worrying… worrying about what’s going to happen next or what happened in the past. But I am grateful that I already understood a heck about it, or life as well. Life may be a fortune or a disaster. But what can we do? Of course, we try so hard to escape misery by getting away with it or even faking it. Or maybe we do all crucial steps in order to progress and succeed. But if all else fails, why bother? Maybe it isn’t really meant for you. Or let’s put it this way: God may have another plans for you. And if we continue find faults about some things, we neglect the good things in life!

Thank goodness I already learned how to appreciate little things and figure out why bad things come (and go!). The bottom line is again, UNDERSTANDING. It is unfortunate that most people want things to happen on their own way, even if it’s unhealthy. So, they try so hard and just end up getting worn out because it became a failure. Then insecurity shows up. But it’s not the end of the world! Before, I envy happy people. But now I realized that we can also become happy people, if we learn to accept things as it has to be.

“Just My Luck” is really a great movie for me. I recommend you to watch it. The love story is also great. And most importantly, the message was of more impact: just be happy, whether you’re in bad luck or good luck!