Witty romance

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2019)

This is Jason Segel's first and pivotal script. I cannot believe I've been dodging "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" for so long. The movie was extremely good and it kept me entertained throughout the whole play. Even now, after it ended, I'm still giggling...
Although the romance wasn't so thrilling and might have seemed a bit shallow, yet Segel managed to express fundamental values that most people share on the philosophy of love. On one side, there is Peter and Rachel who (after the breakups) seeks to find peace of mind and rectify their souls and on the other Sarah and Aldous - the duo of the untamed flame.
Peter and Sarah cannot work because Peter is a man of depth - he lives in music but he doesn't seek attention or worldwide recognition and so he starts living in solitude (might be his source of inspiration). Sarah, on the other hand, is an actress and although it's still a form of art, she doesn't seem to strive for depth, she is attention oriented. Thus, she finds someone who is more like her - Aldous Snow. But from their very first scene, we can tell that the latter couple is destined to burn out eventually. Oh, and lastly, there is Sarah. A character that has morphed through the phase of juvenile maximalism. And oddly is the perfect match for Peter.
In this movie we witness at least three types of love stories that are so conspicuous in our modern society:
1. A story where people fail to maintain their inner connection after outlining the major differences between them.
2. A story where one finds self in another and manages to overcome indifference with the help of mutual harmony.
3. A story where people are forcing their relationship to last, sometimes indefinitely (fear of starting anew).
And even though Segel presents this movie as an artifact for pop culture, I still find it intriguing how he hides these small jewels inside the script. All in all, the movie gives a decent amount of laughs and everyone should surely give it a chance.