Review of Eat Pray Love

Firstly, I have never written a review about a movie BUT having read through the comments that most of you have left about this movie I just had to. Firstly, why did you bother going to see a movie like this if you are going to completely criticise everything about it; the whole point of the story is ONE PERSON'S life and the personal decisions that someone has to make?!?!?!? Do you not think we hear enough about 'war, famine, rape, murder' in our daily life/news. This movie is/and was never going to be about that – surely title gave it away 'EAT PRAY LOVE'… NOT 'FAMINE, CLIMATE CHANGE, MURDER' EPL is a movie about the most intimate thoughts and feelings a of a modern woman who is caught up in a life she does not want and how she develops and changes herself/her life for the benefit herself and others around her – and to most of you that's a selfish thing to do?!?!?! REALLY!!!! I thought that EPL was brilliant. Your comments 'she is selfish', 'what planet is she from'... just because Liz was living a life that society 'thinks' we should be living, (married to a lovely man, beautiful home) does not mean she will be happy doing it does it?! AT LEAST she was a decent and strong person and didn't cheat on her husband (which so many do) or rely on happy pills or alcohol to get herself through the day (which many people do). She took herself away from her life and tried to reconnect with what she wants in life. And I'm also guessing that NONE OF YOU have actually meditated, or spent time in an ashram or been 'silent' for any length of time?! I recommend you do it and then watch the movie again. Regular meditation, being silent for a length of time and all of those other so called 'hippy' things that she does are extremely enlightening and truly magical… thing is, not everyone can handle it… it's not easy taking a good hard look at yourself. The other interesting thing is that regardless of whether you're happy or unhappy in your current life, the things that Liz incorporates into her life are extremely beneficial and if we all spent time doing those things, life would see much brighter, simpler and happier place. I feel slightly sorry for those that cannot see the simple beauty in this TRUE STORY that was originally meant to be a kind of 'self help' book… that things happen for a reason and that people come and go in our life (male, female, young and old) and that you need to be true to yourself to be truly happy in your own skin.