A Masterpiece, Simply and Sweetly

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2004)

[WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.] I don't know what the critics might think. Call it a baffoonery if you will. I loved this movie to no end. It is a perfect, -perfect- example of a movie-making masterpiece, and deserves every bit of praise it has, and then some. The scene where Lieutenant Dan Taylor is fighting the hurricane, is showing that man can triumph, even when, and literally in this case, life cuts your legs out from under you. The reason I love this movie so much is not just because of it's wonderful figuratisms and outstanding symbolism, but because of it's un-opinionated view on American life from 1950 to 1985. It shows a man, who yes, may be a little slow, that sees the world for what it is and takes everything literally, without watering it down or making it seem better than it really is. He takes everything in, and usually through one word, or on occasion, a long speech, sums everything up, and makes everyone understand it the way he understands it. In conclusion, the critics can keep their petty under-scored "reviews" to themselves. I loved the movie, and would recommend it to -any- person who loves good movies.