Closer isn't for everyone

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2005)

The beautiful thing about Closer is that you can either love it, or hate it. The people who loved it can relate to one or all of the characters, the story, the situation. The people who hate it still believe that all relationships are the way the romantic comedies portray them- as fluffy fairy tales. Its not a movie for everyone. The beauty in this movie is the dialogue, its gritty, honest, and bare bones. I think that its a honest look at the dark sides of people and what they do to each other in relationships. Its not meant to be funny, exciting, or happy. Its meant to be a no holds barred look at the language we use with each other, about sex, about love, lust, and how we look at ourselves. Each character has their own neuroses, their own glamour, their own mantras. For the people that recognize this movie for what it is, looks at it and can see parts of themselves in each character. We have been that young girl, acting grown up, trying to survive in a world that pays more to see our bodies than cherish our minds. We have been the person who is lost, never seeming to be happy, afraid of what our happiness might bring or the person who loves the hardest, and the person always looking for the next big affair, taking love for granted. Its supposed to make you uncomfortable, its supposed to make you reflect on your own life.