The story begins from a fight. Holly is running up stairs and Gerry is in hot
pursuit her. Gerry is apologizing to Holly, but he is really not quite sure what
he did wrong--he just wants to make up and not sleep in the bathtub.
They have married for nine years, however, they do not have kids and much
money, even as such, they still love each other very much. The next scene is
about Gerry's wake, it bring me feel a little bit bittersweet, especially when the
song “Fairytale of New York” are played and sung by his friends. A few weeks
later, the letters begin (Gerry writes those letters before his death), he crafts a
plan to keep Holly’s life going for one year until she is able to move on her own,
his letters encourage her to get out, sing Karaoke, go to Ireland, even fall in love
again, his love is unselfish and everlasting. Finally, Holly gets rid of the grief
gradually and finds her dreams and goes on with her life.
This movie is sad (I cried through the whole film), but also is humorous, romantic,
realistic, and hopeful!! After seeing this movie, I and husband both think we
should cherish each other more, and should not waste the time to fight for some
meaningless stuffs.
I love two songs in this movie:
“The Galway Girl”, it was sung by Steve Earle----à YouTube - Galway Girl now in the movie "PS I Love You".
The Lyrics is as following:
Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl
We were halfway there when the rain came down
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl
When I woke up I was all alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home
And I ask you now, tell me what would you do
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
I've traveled around I've been all over this world
Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
“Fairytale of New York”------sung by Pogues, -----à YouTube - the pogues - fairytale of new york
The lyrics is as following:
It was christmas eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, wont see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
Ive got a feeling
This years for me and you
So happy christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true
Theyve got cars big as bars
Theyve got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
Its no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold christmas eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me
You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of new york city
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night
The boys of the nypd choir
Were singing galway bay
And the bells were ringing out
For christmas day
Youre a bum
Youre a punk
Youre an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy christmas your arse
I pray God its our last
I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Cant make it all alone
Ive built my dreams around you
