2010 - Eat Pray Love Film Review

Release Date - August 13 2010
Tagline - Let yourself go this August
Plot
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India; and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
Title - Eat Pray Love
The title refers to Liz's journey; Eat (Italy), Pray (India), and Love (Bali).
Hero - Elizabeth Gilbert (Liz)

The Four Questions
Who is the hero? Liz Gilbert
What does she want? Inner Peace and Balance
Who's trying to stop her?
Main Protagonist (Her own self-doubt and criticism)
Main Minor Protagonist (Ketut)
Minor Protagonists
(Stephen - Ordinary World)
(David - Ordinary World)
(Delia - Ordinary World)
(Richard from Texas - India)
(Andre - Bali)
What happens if she fails? Death of her spirit and in her own words, "I feel nothing, absolutely nothing."

Theme
Self-Exploration
Moral Premise
Virtue - Living for yourself (Selfishness)
Vice - Living for others (Selflessness)
Living for others leads to a life of static unhappiness and disconnection, but exploring yourself leads to dynamic happiness and love.
Sequence 1 - Liz is an Orphan in the Ordinary World because she has a spiritual calling and yearning that cannot be quenched in her current situation.

Sequence 2 - Liz is a Wanderer and accepts Italy's freeform life, accepts herself, and learns to enjoy the small pleasures in life.


Sequence 3 - Liz is a Warrior because she learns to fight for insight into her own spiritual peace and she is constantly threatened by Richard from Texas, who as a Shadow Mentor, opens up to her and gives her a nickname symbolizing her past in Italy (Groceries).


Sequence 4 - Liz is a Martyr because she steals papers from Ketut and after copying them, she devotes her time and energy to following Ketut's spiritual practices for finding inner peace.