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MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: PRETTY WOMAN...

Pretty Woman is 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, staring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.   The movie is basically about Edward Lewis(Gere), a wealthy businessman who hires Vivian Wards(Julia Roberts), a carefree call-girl to be his escort for several business and social functions and then over the time how they gradually fall in love with each other. Vivian is the cynosure of the movie. Looking at the energetic spirit with which Vivian lives her life made Edward (whose life was shallow and empty) change his approach towards it.. Edward and Vivian being diametrically opposite people , confront many problems and the way they surpass it by bringing in needed amendments in their individual lives and learning from each other is being depicted out in the movie very beautifully..                                      Take away from the movie: ' Just be yourself' '... Vivian glows to be the honest, sincere and sweet perso

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: THE MATILDA EFFECT BY ELLIE IRVING

The Matilda Effect by Ellie Irving is an absolute pleasure to read.. The Matilda effect tells the story of a little girl (12 year old..), called Matilda, who loves science and wishes to become an inventor one day. So when, she discovers that her grandma was once a scientist herself she was completely astonished..! and then when she comes to know that her grandma's boss stole her discovery for himself and soon is going to be awarded Nobel prize for the same , she feels completely demented and decides to fight for it, So here our little Matilda sets out on a journey to fight for Granny Joss's rights..                                       The narration of the story is being done by our little Matilda.., the innocence with she brings out the story would invariably make you fall in love with the book right from the opening para.. (as described below..) " I wanted to start this book with a quote. Mr Keegan, who's my headteacher and takes us for history on Friday af

THE TWO ME: OPTIMISTIC ME... PESSIMISTIC ME...

Sometimes I actually feel as if I am being governed by 'Two Me' the Optimistic me and the Pessimistic me and you know actual conversation runs through my head between the two.. Optimistic Me: You can do it.., it's worth taking a risk.. Pessimistic Me: Oh.. no no .., do not risk it, what if it does not turn up the way you have thought it.. Optimistic Me: And what if it does turn up the way I have thought it.. Pessimistic Me: Well.., you actually need a reality check. You need to think practically dude just do not rush into it.. Optimistic Me: It's definitely worth a try.. Pessimistic Me: And what if it will only incur loss.. Optimistic Me: Um, just leave... Yes, our mind does have such conversation isn't it? Okay.., So if 'Pessimistic me' escalates up whenever we are trying to opt for a difficult path then you know what just tell 'Pessimistic me' to buzz off.. Yes we can actually shape our thoughts and shift our gears with it a

MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: LETTERS TO JULIET..

Letters To Juliet is an american romantic drama film directed by Gary Winick starring Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Gael Garia Bernal, Venessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. The film surrounds around young aspiring writer Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) who works for the New Yorker as fact checker. She heads for Italy for a pre-wedding vacation with her fiancee Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal), a workaholic who is obsessed with his impending restaurant opening and hence gets extremely busy with his work, neglecting Sophie. So here Sophie decides to play tourist alone and ends up at the home of the fictional Juliet Capulet where she sees unhappy women of all ages writing longing letters and notes to lost and unrequited love and sticking them into stone wall. Later, she discovered that these letters were collected and then answered by a group of women known as 'Secretaries of Juliet'. Sophie asks to join them and later while gathering the letter she accidentally finds a 50- year old l