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Life is all about making choices. Someone could argue that those choices define you; either way one knows he always has to live with them. The Words is one of those films… a story about a writer that has to forever live with a (wrong) choice he made. Will he be able to live with that choice? How is he going to survive with it? Is it easy for people to forget in order to keep living their “perfect” lives, or is living in a lie easier than living in reality? All of those questions are addressed in this great drama/mystery film starring Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana. The cinematography and direction are also excellent, so I have chosen some snapshots that do not include quotes; cause sometimes, pictures speak louder than words. 

I particularly loved the moment when the old man (a former writer) describes the reason why the relationship with the love of his life failed: "my tragedy was that I loved words more than I loved the woman," he said, showing us how great writers always put their work above everything; even if that would cost them the love of their life. I also had to include one of the phrases in the last scenes of the film, where another writer says to his admirer, "you have to choose between life and fiction. "The two are very close but they never actually touch," highlighting the thin line that separates reality and fiction, and how easily can someone get lost in one of them. Hope you enjoy my snapshots of The Words! X