Tolstoy said the biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age. David Kapesh, the actor, is a man getting old, who fell in love with one of his students-- Consuela Castillo, a Cuban girl that is 30 years younger than him. She was different; her posture was perfect, and dressed like a young associate of a prestigious law firm. There was a sophistication that set her apart. It’s something about her that invites a kind of formality.
Their relationship begins after her graduation. He throws a cocktail party for the class and during this time, they begin to talk with each other and are obviously into each other.
His whole life was dedicated to independence, and at some cost he had achieved his goal. Nevertheless, it was in this relationship, that his terrible jealousy was born, he acts like a youth, cares about everything with her and lacks of sense of security. He feels anxious unless he speaks to her on the phone every day, and then he fells anxious after they’ve spoken. Also he realized that he would never, ever, really possess her. He thinks it’s only a matter of time before a young man found her and took her away. These are all come from the huge 30 years differences.
George, his best and seems the only friend suggests that he has to leave her; his hands will always be tied by this girl. At the first time, he doesn’t believe in her totally, he will check on her if she goes out with someone else, he will be deformed if she’s not with him, but love is the thing that can’t be controlled and affected easily. He conquered his fears, worries and uncertainty, although his best friend said no. They had a good time for over a year.
It was a real roller coaster ride. And like all rides, sooner or later, it has to end. When Consuela asked him to go to her graduation party for achieving MFA, his fears come back again. He can’t face her relatives, can’t bear to be judged, and can’t think about it even. He didn’t go but he said yes when she asked. They break up.
The death of George during this time makes his life tougher and hopeless. It took 2 years but he finally got past the death of George, he even accepted the loss of Consuela. He recovered his equilibrium and independence. But who is he kidding? Right before the New Year, Consuela called him, told him a terrible news that she got breast cancer. It is her cancer that make him feel that he can’t loss her again, but for Consuela, it’s a way to say goodbye, while this time, he didn’t leave. “I’m here” he said.
Speak of love, there is always something that we feel afraid: age, gender, nationality, personality, occupation, poor or rich, whether disability or not, etc. but after a long time, when we still have a chance to turn back, we’ll find that there is no thing we need to afraid of, it is the one that can give us the courage to conquer everything, as long as there is a chance.
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