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Feast of Love

I watched this over HBO last night, starring Morgan Freeman (Harry), Greg Kinnear (Bradley). I watched from halfway through the plot, but it was already quite good for me. I will catch it from the beginning on a re-run I suppose.

The story is about love in its many forms. Romantic love, parental love, grief on loss, gay love, as well as love affair.

Harry, an old, university professor took indefinite leave to grief over the death of his only son who died over drug abuse. He said, how could he not see it? How did he miss it? (His son was a medical doctor and who would think that he had a drug problem?) Harry is remorseful and begins to distant himself from his loving and patient wife. He told Chloe (a young adult who has recently found love), to"get pregnant immediately when you get married. after the baby's born, do it again. have two." He said to her.

Bradley runs a coffee shop business, his wife left him for another woman, he was devastated. How did he miss it? He questions himself. He fell in love with his realtor, who broke off a long term affair to marry Bradley, but later left Bradley and reunites with her lover who eventually left his wife. Devastated for the second time, Bradley tried cutting off his pinky finger and was rushed to the hospital. He fell in love with the doctor who attended to him. Good thing that the latter was also in love with him. So he finally found someone who loves him as much as he loves her.

Oscar works at the coffee shop. It was love at first sight when he laid eyes on Chloe. The young couple knew they were meant for each other. Money was tight, they had to bunk in at friends' apartments. They want to be together. One day Chloe went to a psychic about her future, the psychic told her about the impending death of her partner. It was terrible news for her but she headed home and asked Oscar to marry her. They were married, Chloe was expecting a baby, but the fateful day came.

Below is the conversation between Harry & Bradley one late night at the park:-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800027/quotes

Harry Stevenson: God is either dead, or he despises us.
Bradley Thomas: You don't really believe that.
Harry Stevenson: Maybe. I saw the most remarkable thing just now. I wandered into the stadium, I thought I was alone... but down on the 50 yard line there was a couple. They were making love. I watched for longer then I should have. I was envious... and then I felt sorry for them. There's so much they don't know; heartbreak they can't even imagine.
Bradley Thomas: [sighs] Well, even if they knew, it wouldn't change anything.
Harry Stevenson: How so?
Bradley Thomas: Chloe knew what was going to happen to Oscar.
Harry Stevenson: She knew?
Bradley Thomas: She did. She went to some psychic lady, predicted the whole thing.
Harry Stevenson: She believe her?
Bradley Thomas: Yes, Harry, she did. She didn't run away, she didn't crawl into a hole. She found them a house. She threw away her birth control and married him. God doesn't hate us, Harry. If he did, he wouldn't have made our hearts so brave.

Yes indeed.

If he did, he wouldn't have made our hearts so brave.