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Fire and Water

I got a movie recommendation from my sister last month. It was an animation titled Elemental. I usually don’t dive into animations. The few I’ve seen have always been on movie nights with SonTer.

…but this one… she assured me it was worth it.

So I saw it.

It was a soft, colorful animated movie. It focused on the use of the  elements earth, wind, fire and water as personalities… with emphasis on water and fire. Somewhere between the glowing streets, emotional family conversations and all… it became something much heavier…how can fire truly love water?


Water can put out fire. Fire can boil water away. Their very existence together feels unstable and even almost dangerous. The story gave me something to think about.


When the movie began, the question was: Can two completely different beings survive each other?
And then slowly, it changed into something deeper: Can people learn how to love each other without destroying who the other person is?


Wade never stops being water. Ember never stops being fire. Neither one changes into something easier or safer. Instead, they learn gentleness. Boundaries. Patience. Space.
…that is what love is… Sometimes.
We don’t become identical and we don’t erase our differences.
We also do not pretend incompatibility does not exist. We learn the other person’s nature carefully enough that neither of you burns out.
Ember feared that she was “too much.” Too intense, too dangerous, too difficult to be loved comfortably. Wade was the first person who saw her fully and did not treat her like something that needed to be controlled.

Underneath the bright animation and funny moments, Elemental asks a question some people secretly ask themselves:
What if who I naturally am hurts the people I love?

The movie answers:
Love may simply be learning how not to destroy each other.

But sometimes, you ask, is it worth the risk?

Elemental is such a good movie for conversation and discussion because beneath the colorful animation and humor, it also explores deep human themes like love, compatibility, cultural expectations, prejudice, emotional differences, and the fear of being misunderstood.
The use of elements makes the emotions symbolic and relatable. Fire feels intense and passionate, water feels soft and emotional, earth feels grounded, and air feels free and light.

Bring it Back

I saw a movie trailer a couple of months ago. I was excited… A new romcom on the way.

I put it in my calendar and I waited.

Today is showed up on Prime Video and I was ready. I got all my evening chores done and I sat down for a treat. Only thing is, it wasn’t a treat.

The movie ‘Maintenance Required’ follows Charlie, a mechanic defending her late father’s garage from a rival shop, unaware that her online crush is the man behind it.

The performance was weak and there was no chemistry.I found myself cringing way too many times.

It was failed execution of a shot at remaking Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan’s ‘You got Mail’. I was a bit disappointed in the male lead, played by Jacob Scipio. I expected better from him, especially after seeing his performance before in Bad Boys for life alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

I would give it a 2 out of 5 stars…

When will they resume making Romcoms like they used to?

Yesterday I found myself yearning for a good old romcom and I spent an hour and forty five minutes satisfying that yearning with Mrs.Winterbourne (1996).

I want to see something good like the old ones but I want something I can experience for the first time.

Someone tell them movie makers… I’m just a girl, sending a message…Asking them to bring it back like it used to be.