This past summer, I watched a movie called Purple Hearts. Purple Hearts is about Cassie, a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke, a troubled Marine, who agree to marry solely for military benefits. But when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur. When I finished the movie, I was in awe about how the characters portrayed their emotions. The actors, Sofia Carson, and Nicholas Galitzine portrayed their roles well. If I were to choose one of the main characters I could relate to, it would be Cassie.
- She is a musician, so as I.
- She has a lot of trust issues (especially guys and men), and so am I.
- She doesn’t hold back for what she believes in. For example, making sure she doesn’t get heated arguments in the movie. (I can’t say because you have to watch the movie to understand).
(SPOILERS AHEAD, DON’T READ FURTHER AHEAD UNLESS YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE)
While watching the movie, I remember a scene where Cassie and Luke get into an argument. It was about Luke’s past. Luke is an addict and is also in the marines. When Cassie learned about Luke’s past, she gets heated up before going to her show she had that same night. A quote from the movie that Luke says relates to me would be, “not every man that you let into your life is a bad guy.”
When hearing the quote from Luke, I’ve always had the mindset that every guy that is/was my friend would hurt me physically and mentally throughout my life. I’ve had a lot of issues with guys that possibly or could hurt me. The majority of my friends are females. I don’t have a lot of guy friends, and that’s okay with me. I feel like with every guy friend I have, I should be more masculine around them all the time. I sometimes have the mindset every man would destroy me in a way that I could never recover. Throughout time, I’ve learned every man is not a bad guy. I’ve tried to be more open with some guys, and it takes time to reach out to them. You’re not alone if you have the mindset of men are not being trustworthy.