Everyday is the first day of your life...

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2000)

When I watched the Oscars and saw this movie win Best Picture I was baffled. It wasn't an epic or a melodrama. Why did it win? Then a few months later, I watched it. And was stunned. It is a beautifully done film that takes you on a dance of a family's waking up and self-discovery of who they are, slowly spinning you around and around until the surprise end sends you flying with your own conclusion. The cinematography and script are amazing as well, leaving symbols and hidden messages everywhere to be found. Although it is a little graphic, so is real life, and not once does it shelter you from this harsh fact. Unlike most of the crap churned out by Hollywood, you actually walk away from this with new ideas on life, or at least have a glimpse of a different perspective. If you want to be entertained, go elsewhere...but if you want to be enlightened, this is the movie.