Love Actually

Intro

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• chaos
• bachelor
• hopeless
• heads for

• stony
• monolingual
• intertwining
• climax

• absolutely
• big
• makes sense
• neat and tidy

• suspense
• feel-good
• profound
• love conquers all

• potential
• cast

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In the new movie Love Actually, love is causing chaos for everyone. From the bachelor Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who, on his first day at work, falls in love with the girl who brings him his tea, to a hopeless sandwich delivery guy who doesn’t think he has a chance with the girls in the U.K., so he heads for the state of Wisconsin, USA. From aging rock stars, to a stony headmistress, to a monolingual Portuguese housemaid-love arrives in many forms, shapes and sizes. Here, ten separate-but intertwining—stories of love all lead up to a big climax on Christmas Eve, proving that love is the driving force in all of these people’s lives.  
Miguel recently saw Love Actually. Listen in to his conversation with Beth to hear what he has to say about it.

Dialog

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Miguel

Beth

Miguel:  Hey Beth, I saw a movie the other night that I know you would absolutely love.

Beth:  What was it called?

Miguel:  Love Actually. Have you heard of it?

Beth:  Oh yeah. Isn’t that with Hugh Grant?

Miguel:  Yeah. It has Hugh Grant and then a whole bunch of other stars like, uh, they’re mostly British people like Keira Knightly and Colin Firth and some of those other big famous actors over there.

Beth:  So what, what’s it about?

Miguel:  Well, it’s pretty much about ten, or fifteen, or sort of countless number of love stories. And they’re all happening at the same time, and a lot of the stories are, um, sort of twisting together, and, and a lot of the characters know each other but they’re not necessarily interacting in the movie. If that makes any sense.

Beth:  That makes sense. So, is it one of those plots where everything sort of comes together and you understand the relationship between these different characters, or is it not so neat and tidy in the end?

Miguel:  Yeah – it actually ends up being pretty neat and tidy, but it’s not, there’s not a lot of suspense, you know. It’s kind of a feel-good movie and at the end, um, more than anything you just have a tear in your eye and a big smile on your face, you know.

Beth:  So, is it the kind of film that you learn some profound lesson about human interaction and relationships, or is it more of a feel-good film in the end?

Miguel:  I don’t think there’s anything profound except that love conquers all and, and has the potential to make everyone happy.

 

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