Movie Review: Maybe I Do
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I’m not going to lie, at first I thought “oh no, I’ve downloaded one of THOSE movies” but… along the way, I began to appreciate every scene.
Basically, ‘Maybe I Do’ is a story about two older couples, who were falling apart, unknowingly into each other, however, unknown to them still, their kids had found love in each other.
Howard and Grace had been together for as long as their hair turned gray, and in the eyes of Michelle, their only daughter, their marriage has been nothing but bliss and the ideal kind of marriage she’d want for herself.
However, Grace no longer found bliss in her marriage and so decided to do something other than knitting in front of the TV screen by herself every night, like she’s been doing for the past four months.
So she went to the cinema, where she met Sam, who was making a fool of himself by crying disturbingly at the finishing scene of an old Swedish movie. They talked, went to a motel, and surprisingly, talked more.
For four months, Howard, who also had lost bliss in their marriage, and sought company in the arms of another woman, Monica.
As the story continued, we find that Monica was wife to Sam, and mother to Allen, Michelle’s boyfriend, or at least that was definitely what he was to her until she gave him a 24-hour’ ultimatum to decide if he wants to be with her FOREVER or breakup.
“You’ve got one day to tell me we’re on the road to somewhere. Not that we’re here and this is it because this is not it. Anything besides a yes is a no” she said as she walked out of the apartment.
Unlike Michelle, Allen watched his both parents lose interest in each other. That night after she left him, Allen went home to, as he had put it, “consider the idea”.
In getting some form of clarity from Sam, Allen had asked “if you had to do it all over again, would you still marry mom?”
“Yes. Because it took both of us to make you Allen. I’ve never been able to walk away knowing that” Sam replied.
The story was targeted at the Gen Z generation, at least that was what I felt.
Why?
Well, most times you hear young adults say things like “I don’t want to get married” and if you get closer, you’ll find that the reason why they’re against marriage in the way they’re against it, is because they have something to compare with the general idea of marriage. Could be another person’s marriage, most often their parent’s. they have seen it and they don’t think it’s something they would want to live through.
Sometimes, the fear of marriage could steam from the fear of falling out of love. Young adults these days prefer to remain in the “dating” phase because of the fear that
“when you change the relationship, the relationship changes” according to Monica.
However, “some things have to be timeless” as Sam said.
I believe ‘Maybe I Do’ was a portrayal of the two sides of the effect our parents’ lives as married couples can have on our decisions about marriage.
It is an acted answer to the so many what ifs that encompasses the subject of marriage and staying married.
Although the first five minutes were quite an exhausting one, because I couldn’t wait to get at least a hint of the storyline, every scene remained believable, interesting, and as educative as it can be.
You’d laugh when the scene was right, smile or just be attentive according to the scenes that played along the lines of this story.
It’s safe to say ‘Maybe I Do’ is a movie made for all Gen Zs in love, but scared to commit to a long-term relationship due to lessons learned from other people’s marriage lives.
Or to say it’s for those who are confused if what they feel about their partner is true love, because like Sam would say “don’t worry about if you love her now. It takes a lifetime to love someone”.
