Bridget Jones

Recently I was able to catch the first Bridget Jones movie on cable. It was a nice surprise coming across it. I especially like that movie because of my absolute favorite actor since Robert Redford - Hugh Grant! There are not many actors that really make me wild! Of course Robert Redford in his younger days, although he is still quite sexy! I also have a thing for Matthew McConaughey. He has a ultra sexy smile. I laughed hysterically in "How to Leave a Guy in 10 Days". But....... Hugh Grant! Ayayayayayay! I love him! I delight in all his movies! I really, really adored "Love Actually"- I laughed and cried. A great movie to rent right now because it is holiday themed. Okay back to Bridget Jones.... you see how carried away I get with Hugh?

I relate with Bridget. I love her character because she is average. I have always felt like I was "the girl next door". I have common looks (people usually ask me if I am somebody's sister), normal weight(size 10), average sports ability(good, but never good enough to make the team), average intelligence (although my parents and brother are all members of Mensa), a little clumsy, and a little dingy at times (okay a lot of the time). Don't misunderstand, I am very happy and confident in myself, especially in the last several years of my life. I feel great inside my skin, and I guess you could say I like being "average". It is a comfortable place to be. So, because of the connection, I appreciate Bridget.

One of the biggest impacts the movie had on me is when Bridget gets her heart broken by Hugh Grant's character, Daniel. I usually judge a movie by the emotional impact it has on me. I enjoy a movie that makes me experience every emotion. I could actually feel the physical pain of heartbreak that Bridget was going through. It placed me back in the times in my life that I have felt a literal painful ache in my chest from breaking up with someone I loved. It is an important part of life. Each time I experienced that ache I became a stronger person and drew closer to God. I dread the day that my boys experience that pain! My prediction -Keegan will have his heart broken and Logan will break hearts. I pray I will never have to experience that personal heartbreak in my life again. I might. And if so, God will hug me like never before!

But of course this movie ends with a happy ending- Bridget gets the guy, Colin Firth. I guess we will find out in the new movie if "they live happily ever after". If you have seen it, don't tell me! I can't wait to see it! I will let you know how I like it, but the odds are very good since Hugh Grant is again in the movie!!!!!