The Age of Adaline

I just love it when I randomly remember films, especially when said film is a decade or more old. More than that, I love movies with unique storylines. I believe that most of the storylines have already been explored, so what makes the difference is how you tell your story. The movie I bring to you today is one I thoroughly enjoyed a long while back, and I’m sure you may have as well. Let’s get right into it!

The Age of Adaline (2015)

Adaline Marie was born in 1908 on New Year’s Day. At the age of 21, she gets married to Clarence, an engineer she absolutely adores. Three years later, they have a daughter named Flemming. Unfortunately, five years later, Clarence dies during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. A devastated Adaline, on the way to visit her parents at their beach house a few months after the death of her husband, crashes into a ravine that kills her. A lightning ominously strikes the car she’s in and revives her. From then on, Adaline no longer ages.

For six long decades, Adaline has been on the run. But then she meets Ellis. Sweet, charming Ellis. And even though she knows that her relationship with him is doomed before it even begins, she’s not immune to the overwhelming feeling of love she has for him. So, she decides to fight. And maybe this time, she may just beat the odds.

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My feelings for most of this film were those of frustration. It may seem like something a lot of us may crave, but immortality is touchy. I, for sure, know that it would have left me salty seeing that even my daughter is now the age of my grandmother, and I’m just stuck. Unable to fully live, and unable to fully love, while the people I adore grow old and leave me.

Adaline, played by Blake Lively, was undoubtedly the star of the show. The graceful, poised, and fragile role she portrayed, plus the beautiful way she executed her role, is what endeared me to this movie. Watching this woman handle her curse and blessing of a gift, and trying to navigate her life through the pain of what she was experiencing was nearly ethereal to watch.

Her life begins rather unremarkably and uneventfully. She grows up, marries at 21, has a child, and a hardworking husband. All pretty regular things, and then this happens that entirely changes the trajectory of her life. Walking with her through her journey and character development as she meandered through all the intricacies of life filled me with a sense of kinship. Not in the obvious sense, but in a deeper, more profound sense.

With this movie, you can judge the book by the cover because it delivers in such a way that is heartwarming, scintillating, and totally wholesome in the best ways. Reliving this movie brings back good memories, and you’re sure to have the best time no matter what. Hope you enjoy!

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