According to the Princeton site (source: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwnol), silver lining means a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it". And pretty much, I think the movie is about the protagonist's dilemma - dilemma of looking on the bright side.
I've been watching movies lately and this, by far, captured my heart. I can relate to the protagonist - literally. His bipolarity (which is far worse than mine, I think), his will to be fit, looking at the wrong side/person to love, his love for his mom and dad etc.
Like Pat, I have always seen the other side of things in order for me not to be hurt and in order for me not to hurt others as well and like the whole gist of the movie, I have realized that the love that I want is somewhere I can be just crazy me and with someone whose craziness is something I can bear and accept. I just have to accept the signs.
What signs? As the movie dictates, Pat already has the signs that Tiffany has been the "one" all along but still refuses to accept and still seeks out his ex-wife Nikki who had an affair while they were still married. I think I already have the signs, I just don't know how to catch up with it. Will I go for it? or just move away with it? I think that has been my dilemma as of now. As of now the signs are leaning me to choose towards the latter, and I think it's the better option, but we'll see...
I'll be ending this by sharing my favorite line from the movie, I swear I cried at the cinema after hearing this from Pat. Hope you have a good day everyone!
“The only way to beat my crazy was by doing something even crazier. Thank you. I love you. I knew it from the moment I saw you. I'm sorry it took me so long to catch up.”
― Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook
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