Stardust

I must say, I first picked up the book only because of the cover. I mean, check it out. Doesn't it look waaaayyy cool? Haha.

Talk about judging a book by it's cover. But as it turns out, it was a very entertaining read and I am happy with the movie adaptation too. Not too much changes, Claire Danes as Yvaine the star and Michelle Pfeiffer as Lamia are just perfect. Not to mention that adorable-looking Charlie Cox as Tristan.

The movie was very nice.

Perfect date movie. Honest. Sigh.

Being the complete sucker for romance, of course my favourite scenes were all the soppy romance parts when they were dancing together on the ship, when he pushed her into the bush to take cover and I think when Yvaine finally shines.

De Niro as Captain Shakespeare was fabulous. In every sense of the word. He injected the right kind of lighthearted-ness which only made watching the movie more enjoyable. Gotta love him for giving Tristan that makeover.

Thanks to Nadia (Mmmuacks Babe!), she searched for the quote I was looking for and sent it to me! My favourite quote from the movie:

Yvaine: [in the pirate ship] Tell me about Victoria.

Tristan: Well, she... she... [Yvaine waits for an answer]

Tristan: There's nothing else to tell you.

Yvaine: The little I know about love is that it's unconditional. It's not something you can buy.
Tristan: Hang on! This wasn't about me trying to buy her love. This was to prove to her how I felt.

Yvaine: Ah... And what's she doing to prove how she feels about you?

Tristan: Well... [doesn't answer her question]

Well, that and:

Yvaine: You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine.

Now doesn't that make you want to fall in love? Hahah...