I’m still thinking about that wonderful movie “P.S. I Love You”. Here’s a fantastic scene when the widow watches a performer singing a song and then suddenly realizes that it’s the same song that her late husband sang when they first met. Amazing acting by Hilary Swank as her face tells the whole story in seconds. By the way, her husband was played by the brilliant Gerard Butler who was the Phantom of the Opera in 2004 and also the beefcake in the epic “300″. Versatile actor indeed!
I can’t stop listening to “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” by The Script. It was featured in the original motion picture soundtrack for “P.S. I Love You” which I also loved. They’re an Irish band that were called MyTown before. Great song, video and band!
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved by THE SCRIPT
Going back to the corner where I first saw you,
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag not I’m not gonna move,
Got some words on cardboard got your picture in my hand,
Saying if you see this girl can you tell her where I am,
Some try to hand me money they don’t understand,
I’m not… broke I’m just a broken hearted man,
I know it makes no sense, but what else can I do,
How can i move on when im still in love with you…
Cos if one day you wake up and find that your missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you’d come back here to the place that we’d meet,
And you’d see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.
So I’m not moving…
I’m not moving.
Policeman says son you can’t sit her,
I said there’s someone I’m waiting for if it’s a day, a month, a year,
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows,
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go.
Cos if one day you wake up and find that your missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you’d come back here to the place that we’d meet,
And you’d see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.
So I’m not moving…
I’m not moving.
I’m not moving…
I’m not moving.
People talk about the guy
Whos waiting on a girl…
Oohoohwoo
There on no hole in his shoes
But a big hole in his world…
Hmmmm
Maybe I’ll get famous as man who can’t be moved,
And maybe you won’t mean to but you’ll see me on the news,
And you’ll come running to the corner…
Cos you’ll know it’s just for you
I’m the man who can’t be moved
I’m the man who can’t be moved…
Cos if one day you wake up and find that your missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you’d come back here to the place that we’d meet,
And you’d see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.
[Repeat in backgroung]
So I’m not moving…
I’m not moving.
I’m not moving…
I’m not moving.
Going back to the corner where I first saw you,
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag not I’m not gonna move.
I watched “P.S. I Love You” (2007) recently but waited a while before writing about it in order to let it sink in to see how it really affected me. I have to say that my opinion of the movie only gets better as the days go by. I seem to love the story more with time as I think about it.
The two stars were wonderful, Hilary Swank (Oscar-winner from Boys Don’t Cry & Million Doller Baby) & Gerard Butler, whom I just realized was the new Phantom in the 2004 remake of “The Phantom of the Opera” by Joel Schumacher (which I loved!).
In a nutshell, the story is about a husband who dies but leaves a series of letters and surprises for his wife. They are touching, funny and memorable experiences. The best thing about this whole thing is that it never gets too maudlin or depressing despite the subject matter, which is an incredibly difficult thing to pull off. Also, the late husband doesn’t do this to prolong her grieving but to help her get through it and actually go on with her life and actually helps her rediscover her true self and her dreams of youth. Amazing experience you won’t ever forget.
Here’s the Galway Girl scene where a potential new man in her life starts singing a song that her late husband sang to her. Needless to say it brings back a flood of memories. The song is fantastic all on its own but especially magical in this scene. Hilary Swank’s expression is chilling as you can see the memories of her beloved husband hitting her like a ton of bricks.
