Well, for a certain value of healthy. It's healthier than the supernatural romances I've read before (Vampire Diaries, Twilight, etc.)
I've never seen a completely healthy relationship, fictional or otherwise, which is what makes them interesting to me...as long as the unhealthy parts aren't glorified. I don't feel that Julie ever compromised herself for R, which I feel is a key part of a good relationship: that you're true to your best interests even as you look out for your partner. It's where boundaries are set; without boundaries you can't have respect for each other.
(Julie's and R's boundaries are flexible, which reflects their youth. But they're flexible people on their own, and not because they want to please the other person, which falls in line with them being true to themselves.)
And as for the maturity, although they're both young and naive about love, they handle conflict with each other and those around them remarkably well. They aren't so wrapped up in each other that they forget their friends, or themselves. They don't lose control over intense moments. I kind of wonder if the movie changed some of that... I think it would be really hard to translate the subtlety of it to the screen without boring the target audience.
I haven't seen the film, and I'm not sure I'm going to. Same question back at you! Have you, and what did you think of it?
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I've never seen a completely healthy relationship, fictional or otherwise, which is what makes them interesting to me...as long as the unhealthy parts aren't glorified. I don't feel that Julie ever compromised herself for R, which I feel is a key part of a good relationship: that you're true to your best interests even as you look out for your partner. It's where boundaries are set; without boundaries you can't have respect for each other.
(Julie's and R's boundaries are flexible, which reflects their youth. But they're flexible people on their own, and not because they want to please the other person, which falls in line with them being true to themselves.)
And as for the maturity, although they're both young and naive about love, they handle conflict with each other and those around them remarkably well. They aren't so wrapped up in each other that they forget their friends, or themselves. They don't lose control over intense moments. I kind of wonder if the movie changed some of that... I think it would be really hard to translate the subtlety of it to the screen without boring the target audience.
I haven't seen the film, and I'm not sure I'm going to. Same question back at you! Have you, and what did you think of it?