New York, I Love You

If I were to picture a great love story, it will be set up in New York City. The city itself is already a big studio of its own. When a film is based in New York, it always has a huge impact of the film is all about; it’s almost one of the characters. Movies always show that being in New York opens up numerous of opportunities for its’ characters. It’s where they find success, hardship, and love.

The film “New York, I Love You” is a compilation of eleven different short love stories. Every story is directed by different directors. As the movie is titled about New York, all these stories are based in New York City. The film shows a number of different characters with different perception towards life and love; this makes every story unique from each other. There is no particular flow in the movie as it is made up by different situations, as some of the parts were quite complicated to understand if you weren’t focused as you’re supposed to be. The movie has a number of big names in the movie industry including Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Shia Labeouf and Christina Ricci. 

As there were different stories in the movie, I want to talk about my top three choices among all the given stories.

 This scene was about Dante and Teya. While Dante was walking with his daughter Teya, he was believed to be the nanny of his own daughter as he people were judging him for where he is from. He is considered a minority as he was not pale-skinned. Dante was being judged as a nanny and as an illegal immigrant just solely because he is an African American. However, I thought that the way he looked at his daughter show how much he loves her; how much he takes care of her. His love for his daughter could not even be explained by words. It was his     actions on this segment that was really heart felt and heart-warming to watch.

The next story that I chose was the part with Bradley Cooper and Drea de Matteo. I am probably being biased because I adore Bradley Cooper so much. He’s a great actor and you have to admit that he’s quite charming. A lot more people could relate to this segment because it shows two individuals who like each other, but is not sure where they stand for each other. They think about the other more than they normally should, however they are just both confused whether they’re actually a         real couple or just two people messing around. Until finally the right moment came when they met in a taxi, and everything was well… sorted out.

Last but not the least, probably my favorite segment throughout the whole film was the story of the old couple. This part was played by Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman. As for me, a true love story just doesn’t end after the wedding bells ring. What matters more is the one that comes after that. Real couples stand by each other through thick and thin; real couples stand by each other for a lifetime. That is the reason why I liked the factor that they included a story of an old couple that had been together for a very long time. It showed how they still are adventurous by going on trips together, secondly, how they still connect to each other by feeling youthful. There way of communication was so interesting that you could tell how much they know about the person. It’s somehow like a lifetime bond that nobody could ever replace. Even after being married to each other for a long time, they still have some arguments. Because without this, they won’t experience having to face problems together that will not test the relationships foundation. It’s always about fixing and not giving up on your partner and facing all the hardship together.

I enjoy movies such as “New York, I Love You” a lot because it is mostly based on different experiences of different characters that could be shown in just one movie. There are a lot of inspiration that could be seen in the short segments shown in the film. Even though, it was quite challenging to see the flow of the story, the main lessons of these stories were at least portrayed clearly. I will give it an 8/10, because somehow I really loved the story but it was just complicated to understand at times.