💗 To All The Boys: Always and Forever ~ Review & Movie Rant 💗

“Never say no when you really want to say yes.”

~ Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, #3), by Jenny Han

I cried 19 times while watching this movie for the first time. 19 times. And I am not ashamed for any of them.

Hello awesome nerds and happy Thursday everyone!

Valentine’s Day of 2021 may have passed into history already, but that doesn’t mean we can’t watch romantic comedies anymore. I know I have already watched four times the third and final instalment of the To All The Boys franchise, and I cried every single one of those four times. Oh, yeah… I’m a hopeless romantic and I will always cry while watching RomComs because a) either they remind me of what I had, currently have or have lost, or b) they show to me what characters do to endure hard times, so I can make so effort to adapt and do the same.

And this is basically what To All The Boys: Always and Forever is all about. Adapting to what’s about to come next.

*DISCALIMER. I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS AS SPOILER-FREE AS POSSIBLE, BUT IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE BOOKS AND YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE PREVIOUS TWO MOVIES, THIS RANT MAY CONTAIN HECTIC SPOILERS. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED. PROCEED CAREFULLY.*

So, one thing I can definitely say without spoiling anything is that the third movie is definitely longer than the previous two. And it is only natural, considering how many things happen throughout the movie. There’s Senior Year and Senior Trip, Prom and a wedding, and so many other things. And for someone like me, who was a senior 10 years ago, this movie brought so many bittersweet memories in my head.

But it wasn’t just that. No…

I’ve said it before, but I’m gonna say it again. When reading a book or watching a movie, whether or not you’re going to connect with it, it’s all about the timing. And for me, the decision to watch To All The Boys: Always and Forever last week felt like the perfect time to do so.

I don’t know, you guys… Either I’m the ultimate Drama Queen, just as LJ is sometimes, and I take things way more seriously than I should, or my life really feels like a RomCom sometimes. Although, this third movie felt more… mature I’d say, for some kind of reason.

Maybe it had to do with the fact that one particular quote Peter said just stuck in my head and it’s been playing nonstop for the past few days.

“There is nothing worse than not feeling chosen.”

~To All The Boys: Always and Forever

Maybe it’s just the depression talking. Maybe it has to do with the fact that, for someone like me, the girl with zero orientation skills, losing people and things that made me feel like there was actually gravity and a purpose in my life, was such a shocker and it feels now as if I can’t see the target anymore. It feels as if I weren’t chosen. I don’t know…

In any case, there where times when watching To All The Boys: Always and Forever felt so very enlightening, even though I was crying while watching it, and there were times when it felt like a slap in the face, because there are still things I wanna do and haven’t done so, just because I’m freaking terrified of what could happen next.

I know this doesn’t really make sense to you (Or maybe it does, who knows?), but when I say that watching this movie will make you see things and relationships from a new perspective, and it will make you reevaluate things, I honestly mean it. It has all these strong family bonds and those amazing friendships and, of course, a love story that, at least to me, it felt worth fighting for.

I guess it has to do with the fact that, when you really, really want to be with someone, you show it with actions. You make plans with them and you are always there for them, not just by saying that you will be there, but by actually, meaningfully being there.

And again, it’s all about the timing, dearies.

The timing wasn’t right for LJ and John Ambrose (thank God, if you ask me). The timing wasn’t right for Peter and Gen. The timing seemed to be right for LJ and Peter, and then it seemed that it wasn’t right and then things changed again. Because when you want for people to stay in your life, you fight for them. You show to them that you want them in your life. You tell them what you think and how you feel. You don’t just let them assume.

“Being vulnerable, letting people in, getting hurt… it’s all part of being in love.”

~ Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, #3), by Jenny Han

My point is that, when you really love someone, you do all of those things. And the third movie in the series was just about that.

So, if you want to watch something romantic, slightly cheesy, but also funny and heartwarming, then I highly suggest you watch To All The Boys: Always and Forever, if you haven’t done so already. To me, this was probably the best movie of the franchise and I will definitely watch it again!

Let me know if you’ve watched the movie and what you thought about it in the comment section down below.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again. It truly means the world to me and i want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted. I never will.

Have a wonderful rest of the week, dearies. Stay safe and stay positive.

Till next time… Toodles!