Moon River

When I was much younger and before I saw the film Breakfast at Tiffanys, I remember coming across a poster of this shot of Audrey Hepburn. I was taken back by her beauty and how elegantly she seemed to carry herself. I didn't realize that it was a movie poster until a few years later, and after realizing that i could learn more of this glamorous lady i rented it. Although this movie may seem like just another romantic comedy to others. To me this movie relates not only to my own life, but the life of my parents before me and my true feelings towards my mother.
The film tells the story of a struggling writer, Paul,who moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by his pretty, quirky neighbor Holly Golightly. Holly's lifestyle confuses and fascinates him; in public she flits through parties with a sexy, sophisticated air, but when they're alone she changes into a sweetly vulnerable bundle of neuroses.
When watching Breakfast at Tiffany's I realized that Holly Golightly is in many ways similar to me. when let into a clean room i will destroy and make it look like a hurricane hit it within two seconds, I am an aspiring actress, I sometimes try to hide my background and how wealthy my parents are, and even though i am very social and have no problem walking into a room full of people perhaps the only one who knows me is or was my cat. However the greatest similarity between Holly Golightly and I is the fact that although we act like we are completely a social butterfly, In reality we would rather wear a mask to hide our true emotions and just deal with them on our own. Even though i realize that not being able to tell someone how i feel is a huge problem, it comforts me to know that the most elegant and perfect woman Ive ever seen is dealing with the same problems i am dealing with.
Another reason why I absolutely love Breakfast at Tiffanys is because it is very similar to my mother and fathers story of how they fell in love. Like Paul, my father is a writer who was working on a TV show The Great Space Coaster when he met my mother who was working on set and who was an aspiring actress during the time. My dad fell in love quickly with my mother and soon asked her out on a date. My mother was a social butterfly and was attending parties like Eddie Murphys 21 birthday during the time, so for my dad asking this woman out was a tremendous deal. My father remembers stopping by my mothers apartment for the first time and when opening the door, my mother screamed "IVE BEEN ROBBED!!" After a couple minutes of panic my mother calmed down and said "oh...actually i think i left it like this..." My father was shocked to see such a glamorous woman to live in such a s*** hole! Well after many more neurotic stories about my mom, my father lost contact with her because she wasnt ready to settle down and date only my father. Years later my mother randomly called my father and they eventually began to date. Later they soon became engaged, and my mother decided to escape to France because she was afraid of commitment. Luckily, she saw a sign on the side of the road say "Parker! its not Gamble!" So my mother did marry my dad after all.
I often find it hard to talk to my mother and it makes me very sad to know that we may never get along. But when my father tells me the stories of how my mom was in the city, I feel a stronger bond with her. Which is all i ever wanted. I realized that the love I have for Holly is truly just the love i have for my mother.