for those who cannot see

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2002)

the purpose of this is not to praise this absolute masterpiece, but rather to help those to who it was intended. this movie serves a purpose, and one that i think some movie should have for a long time now. there are too many people in this society who just cannot step out of their shoes for a few seconds, and just realize who exactly they are, and how good or bad things and people are around them. if you called this boring, cliche, or you just didn't get it, than I pity you. the purpose of this movie is to show unfortunate souls like you, what REALLY is important in the life that you live, not your materials, presentability, or money (a road in which we have all traveled), but the absolute abundance of BEAUTY that lives around us. Maybe it can even live in us, as Spacey so truthfully transcribes at the end, and than you are truely happy in life. Before this movie I was beginning to lose faith in any modern day film delivering a real message. But I have a challenge for anyone who watches this film. We all have the characters we hate, and they seem to correspond with the type we hate in real life (wonder why that is...), and when you watch this the first time, you really only take liking to those you can familiarize yourself with. The reason we do so is because plain and simple; we don't understand. We do not comprehend what that person's life is like, and why they act the way they do, but the way this movie is presented, all the main characters well defined, and the more you force yourself to take a liking to all the characters in this movie, the more BEAUTY you see in them, and in life. Only then do you even realize the full reason for the title, and the purpose of this movie. And only after attaching yourself to all the main characters, do you walk out of the movie theater (or your living room) with a better understanding, and understading of the beauty in the people and life around you. Personally I hated Jane's friend the slut (forget the name) and Col. Frank Fitz, but the more I looked into them, the more I appreciated people like them all around me. There might be greater films in this world, and I have seen many a film, but this is the only one where you can truely walk out at the end, with a smile on your face and a glow in your heart, that will last for days to come.