Such a beautiful film

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2015)

Such a beautiful, moving tribute to the concept of reincarnation and what we reap in future lifetimes, sometimes referred to as "cosmic justice". Anybody who approaches this film with an open mind and heart will be highly rewarded with a thought provoking and moving tale of how our decisions echo across time and may sometimes even intercept our reincarnated future selves. Even better, it achieves this without being preachy, condescending, or even without relying on what I refer to as new-age frou-frou.
It is a very deep tragedy that this film went flying over the heads of so many at the academy. Not only that this film SHOULD have won best picture in a landslide, but how it didn't win best cinematography is a real head scratcher. It didn't require a deep love of this film or a deep understanding of it's complicated subject matter to objectively notice how breathtakingly the DP's artistry is displayed in scene after scene. I personally found it to have the finest cinematography of any film I had seen since Schindler's List. I'm further befuddled by the lack of recognition that Tom Hanks gave in what I view as a superior performance even to those he gave in Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. I view this as the second finest performance of his career after his groundbreaking role in Philadelphia. I find even more perplexing the lack of Oscar (not even a nomination, as with the others) for Jim Broadbent and Doona Bae's equally stunning performances. The exquisite subtlety Doona Bae gave is exactly the sort of thing that the Academy usually likes to reward. Again, head scratching.