Hi, long time no see..
here, I'd like to show you about a movie that i watched last night. Penelope.
The story is about a girl who got cursed with a nose which looks like a pig. The witch who cursed Wilhern family said that the cursed will be broken if 'one of her own' learns to love her and her mother thinks that Penelope, played by Christina Ricci, must marry a man of noble birth. Therefore, her mom, played by Catherine O'Hara, set up a date and matchmaking her with any man who came. It turns out that nobody wants to marry her, even to be close with her, because of her face. Everyone run after seeing her.
One day, Lemon, a photographer who really wants to get the picture of Penelope since she was still a baby, asked a guy from the bar to pretend wants to get close with Penelope. His name is Max Campion, played by James McAvoy. Shortly speaking, finally Max Campion agreed to do what Lemon says and go to Penelope's house. On that day, because of Penelope's mom's effort for matchmaking her, many men came including Max. After seeing Penelope's face, everyone run, except Max. Not because he wants to stay, but because at the time Penelope entered the room he fell down and was hidden under the chair.
Penelope who had already get used to when seeing people run away from her, now shocked that somehow Max Campion is still in the room. By then, they chat and talking about what they like, about this and that. Actually, Max Campion come there in order to get a picture of her with a hidden camera under his coat. But, because he didn't get a single one, then he planned to come again next time. Lemon and Edward Vanderman, a man who used to be one of the candidate for marrying her, are very upset that Max didn't get the picture.
Then, he came again and again. Max and Penelope exchanged words through a one-way mirror. Max still cannot see her but Penelope is still watching what Max doing through it. Max encouraged her too see the world that she's never saw before. And when finally Penelope shows her face, yes Max is shocked but he didn't run. It's Penelope who run after that because of she afraid that Max won't come again. Then, when Penelope's family drag him away, Penelope asked Max to marry her, but Max said that he couldn't give what Penelope wants. She interpret it as if Max doesn't want to marry her. Max stops going to that house and asked Lemon and Edward to stop as well.
Penelope feels broken-heart. She then feel the courage to escape and see the real world. She then managed to go away and visit all the place in town that she'd like to visit. One day, she met Annie, played by Reese Witherspoon, in a bar. They become friends without Annie knowing how Penelope's face because it's always covered with a scarf.
One day, because run out of money, Penelope sell her own picture to Lemon who said that he will give $5,000 for those who can get the picture of hers. She then become very famous. Everyone in the town loves her and she get very much affection from the public. Only after that, Edward wants to marry her, in order to get good image. Max which actually not a blue-blood, yet a son of pipemen, named Johnny Martin, saw it then try to cancelled the wedding. Actually, at that time, Johnny refused to marry Penelope not because he doesn't want to but he knows that the cursed can't be broken if Penelope marry someone which is not 'one of her kind'.
At the end, the wedding ceremony is still happening. Edward cannot do other thing but to do his "I do" part. Yet, Penelope, who see that Edward is not sincerely wants to marry her, said no and run away. Her mother run after her. Penelope said that she doesn't want this marriage and said "I Like myself the way i am"
... and then, the cursed is lifted ...
her face is back to normal.
Everything goes well after that.
Penelope now trying to find Johnny again. With the help of Annie, she managed to find him again and meet him when the Halloween party with a mask on. Even with a mask on, Johnny still recognized her and then they get together. And they live happily ever after.. \(^v^)/
- One thing that i must say in here is: James McAvoy is so damn gorgeous in this movie!!! -
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