an epic tale

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 2006)

I have never been moved to re watch a movie straight after seeing it. Thank the powers that be it was in the comfort of my home on a weekend that I first had the pleasure of watching this epic because the more I watched, the more I wanted - even needed, to watch it. And when I wasn't watching it, I was replaying it in my head. It's been a few days and I still can't stop thinking of it.
I feel a little ridiculous but for some reason this movie touched such a raw nerve in me that I don't know what to do with myself. It has stirred up my yearning for that deep and electric connection which I fear is not real. I wonder whether it is unattainable not only because it is 'movie' love but also a love only likely of past ages due to the complexities of social influence etc. Can feelings be so strong if there are no obstacles? Would the intensity dissolve with the mundaneness of ordinary life if caution is thrown to the wind and a life is forged together? Despite these fears and although I'm not a religious woman, I pray to taste something so exquisite.
Casting was perfect - in total awe of Heath and Jake (and Michelle - jealous too, naturally). In love with the characters - or in love with their love to be more precise.
If you are lucky enough to make a true, raw connection with another, may nothing stand in your way.