A blue moon is a full moon that is irregularly timed according to some calendars. Most years have twelve full moons which occur approximately monthly, but in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles each calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days. The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years there is an extra full moon (this happens every 2.71722874 years). The extra moon is called a "blue moon."Last night, I was watching Filipino movie entitled "Blue Moon". It was starred by the award winning actors and actress Mr. Eddie Garcia, Christopher de Leon and Ms. Boots Anson-Roa.
A man named Manuel Pineda is ill and has only has six months to live, but there is one thing left in his life that he wants to do, which is to find Corazon, his beloved.
Manuel starts to search Corazon somewhere in Ilocos, but she is not there. Rod and Kyle pick him up from Ilocos, and on the way home their car breaks down. Manuel takes this opportunity to tell them why he was in Ilocos. Manuel's past is revealed in an extensive flashback.
In his youth Manuel's best friends are Domingo, Cora, and Azon. Both Cora and Azon are named Corazon. Manuel falls in love with Azon, not knowing that Cora has a secret crush on him. Unfortunate news arrives when Azon tells Manuel that her mother wants to move far away. Azon asks Manuel to come with them, but Manuel declines. Azon then gives him a piece of her pendant, and tells him that if the pendant returns her necklace then they are meant to be together.
Not long after, Manuel and Domingo join the army, and war erupted. Azon tried to find a way to say goodbye to Manuel, but was unable to reach him. However, she managed to meet Domingo, who explained the situation. Azon gave Domingo her address and told him to tell Manual to find her.
During the war, Domingo and Manuel are captured by the enemy. Domingo is so wounded badly that he can't walk. Domingo gives Manuel Azon's address, and then forces him to leave. Manuel reluctantly leaves his friend, and eventually survives the war. He is reunited with Cora in a hospital, where she is a nurse. During this time, Cora and Manuel fall in love.
Cora is soon pregnant, and she marries Manuel. After Cora gives birth, she decides to leave Manuel because she believes that he is still in love with Azon. Before she leaves, she gives him half a picture of her, saying that if the two halves are reunited again, that means that they are meant to be together.
For those people who have already seen this movie the may say that it was just an ordinary one...a common love story...But somehow to me it gave me a deep realization that if love is pure, honest and is intended to the very person you most love...true enough, LOVE will find its own way to bring back the couple in each others arms.
Sometimes, there are a lot of circumstances that we may encounter before we found the right person for us...Just be brave, believe in the power of LOVE...and you'll see in the end, LOVE is worth fighting for!
