How to Fall In-Love

I admit, the past few days have kinda veered me off my mission to marry Jason Segel (ehem) due to, say, sentimental tendencies.  I am not sure if it is hormones or the holidays, but I have been thinking a lot about love lately.  And as stupid it sounds, the song "It Might Be You" keeps playing in my head... err, okay, I am off my rockers.  BUT --- since this is blogging about my pronouncement of wanting to marry a particular guy, and that guy being Jason Segel (seriously), I gotta keep this love alive therefore I have to remind myself --- hey, if I am writing about how to marry someone, I should take a few steps back and at least understand how to fall in-love with someone, no?

So I decided to go to the fundamental, pre-50 First Dates type of ideal and thought of that moment of realization of falling in-love.  We all have had that in one way or another; you know, I can write a 1000 page essay on my particular experience which took place in 1998 but I am now in for making new experiences in 2011 and would rather leave the past behind.  But anyway,  as far as movies go, nothing beats this love-at-first-sight scene from the movie The Legend of 1900.  I saw this movie a couple of times on HBO back in early 2000 (or late 90s), and since I have been thinking a lot about love lately and listening to Beethoven (I am such a cool gal), I am suddenly reminded of this Tornatore film starring Tim Roth.

Of course you can Google about the film or better yet, you should watch it.  It's quite good, well-made, and underrated, unfortunately.  But I can still remember my impression about this scene although I saw it, say, a decade ago.  1900 (Tim Roth) falls in-love in the middle of doing something--- he is recording music for this bunch of producers who want to make money out of his talent.  As he plays the piano and starts the piece, he looks out the window and sees The Girl.  And then his music changes.  And then his sense of existence changes.  And the girls who watch this will just want to cry.

So here's the clip.  Thanks to YouTube and YouTube account holders who have the passion to share bits and pieces of great things.  And on a last note, who would have thought of putting Jason Segel with The Legend of 1900 in one blog entry, in one sentence?  Seriously.  Me.  So Jason Segel, out of the girls who want to marry you, I am your 1900... or better yet, that immigrant girl outside the window who does not have a name... because I am the girl.  And you should be Tim Roth/1900 because... you're the guy.  Alrighty then.