When did the love story between Henry and Claire really begin? Unraveling the mystery of their love affair in this wonderful romance made me realize how we are all time travelers in some sense because the present is so fleeting. Basking in the memories of loved ones who have passed on or even in the memories of the joy of motherhood when the children were young, these brief embraces let us travel back in time with the wisdom the future brought us. Something that Henry apparently did a lot of that brought him back to meet Claire when she was a little girl. Henry came back with knowledge from the future that he already knew and loved her. It was those meetings that created the possibility of them meeting in future. Claire would recognize him in the future with knowledge from the past that she already loved him, a future experience he didn't share with her yet.
Time travel is always confusing but the screenwriter did a great job keeping this movie on an easy to follow time track while remaining true to the love story that was unfolding. I love how Claire's friend, Gomez, finds out that this new stranger in Claire's life is a time traveler. Gomez's reaction will suprise you but if you want to know more details about the underlying causes of his reaction you'll have to read the book.
I think I was more captured with the love affair than the concept of time travel. Overcoming the difficulties presented by Henry's anamoly didn't strike me as any different than any other couple dealing with frequent absenses, for example, a military couple dealing with deployment or unaccompanied temporary duties, a truck driver leaving for extended travel, a frequent business traveler, or pilot. Although the method of travel without any notice or warning proposes a unique dilemna for the couple and adds a lot of fun flare, the movie depicts the strain frequent seperations pose for any marriage.
I was confused about what the geneticist brought to the solution of Henry's spontaneous traveling. Several triggers were discussed such as drinking alcohol and stress that may have caused him to travel more frequent. It was actually another time traveler he meets in the future that teaches him how to have some control and possibly even be able to stay in the present or travel at will. That little tip doesn't seem to change the events that occur independent of his traveling. The fact well illustrated in the movie is that his traveling to the past can not change the outcome of the future. So possibly Clare and Henry were destined to meet even if he had never time traveled at all.
TOP SIX DREAMER'S TO DO LIST
1. Take time to enjoy a trip into the past: have a home video night with family and friends, build a scrapbook about enjoyable events of the past, or look up an old friend from high school and meet for lunch.
2. Don't let a minute slip by without loving the people you are with right now.
3. Take time to dream about the future: plan a trip to a dream destination whether you think you can go or not, get a passport just in case, and write a short story of what your 'dream' life looks like in 5 years.
4. Meditate on the eternal promises of God:
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. (Psalm 23:6)
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life. (John 10:27, 28)
The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
5. Don't get too bogged down with the things in present instead remember you are an eternal being whose life on earth is brief. So think and choose with an eternal reference.
-But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: (Matthew 6:20)
6. Do what you can to be healthy and feel good and don't let your chronicle age dictate what you think you can or can not do (unless your parents tell you not to!).
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