a great journey

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2005)

I have seen this movie for the second time yesterday. I'm literally obsessing over it. This movie speaks about loss and all of us, no matter how happy or how successful our lives, have endured losses; it speaks of regrets and we all have regrets about things said or done that we wish could be unsaid and undone. Choices not made for fear of the perceived consequences. This movie, the way it was crafted, is like a mirror where everyone can see themselves. It reflects both the ugliness of the world as well as its beauty, no matter how ephemeral it may be. In a sense it's almost a spiritual experience.
The pacing was like a tide, insidious but relentless, with each element (music, photography, editing) reinforcing it and each other. And as for the acting the chemistry was palpable in every shot. And of course there's Heath ledger... I don't know where he went to find everything he put in the part, after all, up until now he was just a pretty boy with limited talent, but here he was simply phenomenal.
Some found BBMountain boring... Well it's certainly different from the drivel coming out of Hollywod with such dreadful regularity. How long was it since you were haunted by a story ? See it and judge for yourselves.
G.