LOVE ACTUALLY (Richard Curtis, 2003)

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinions starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.”



Can it give you a key about what this movie is about?
In my opinion this is definitely the best scene of the whole movie, even though it is just the first one.

LOVE, ACTUALLY, IS ALL AROUND. The first words the external narrator (which then it is possible to see that it is the voice of the Prime minister(Hugh Grant)) are moving and from my point of view, they make the spectator to continue watching this movie.
In some way, it is similar to Valentine's Day , since different love stories, interrelated one another, are narrated showing the difficulties a relationship can produce or the reverse thing, that is the happines they can convey.
However, I think Love Actually is much better. Through the use of colours and also the Christmas element, it is created and atmosphere of happiness and feelings absolutely related with the stories that are presented. That's why watching this film is easy, because all the elements are in a perfect harmony: music (different songs are played), sounds, Christmas, a wedding, welcomings at the airport, colour, light, composition... All of them for creating an harmonious atmosphere of love and happines.