In the movie Colossal, Anne Hathaway plays Gloria, an alcoholic who blames her life’s problems on the people she works with and her ex-boyfriend Tim. She frequently gets drunk at work events, acting out and making scenes in front of those around her until she gets fired from her job as an interior decorator. Her friend Oscar, played by Jason Sudeikis, tells her to move to his small town in order to escape her old life and start over fresh. What happens when your past catches up to you?
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Don’t underestimate your enemies
After narrowly escaping an attempt on her life, Captain Zoe Saldana was forced to fake her own death and go into hiding with her husband, Captain Adam. After seven years together in a time loop, can they trust each other? Will he believe she is who she says she is or has he been convinced by his superiors that she’s a traitor?
Take comfort in those who love you
If they do, they won’t blame you for getting into a terrible situation and will help you through it as best they can. Sometimes, though, no matter how hard we try or how much we love them, people just don’t understand us; maybe even don’t want to. If that’s ever happened to you in real life—or if it still is—don’t give up on your loved ones. They just might need a little extra understanding.
Never back down from your goals
When you’re in a period of stagnation and it feels like nothing is changing, it can be easy to give up on your goals. In Back To The Future II, even though Marty McFly (Michael J.
Spend the rest of your days with those who matter most
If Laura does successfully make it back to 2018, she’ll have over three decades of catching up to do. With a husband who died in 2045 and three kids who weren’t even born yet, Laura would be forced to decide what’s more important: staying true to her present-day relationships or continuing forward with her future family.
Learn from what happened
Life has a funny way of making us face our fears. I’m not talking about going skydiving for your birthday (though if that’s something you want to do, go for it!) or asking out that hot colleague—I mean facing fears that lurk in our everyday lives, like being fired. It may seem like a scary prospect, but getting fired can also be a wake-up call: many people who get fired go on to do better things with their lives.
