Gets better upon reflection...

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2005)

Right after I saw this movie, I didn't really understand it. I'm in college...."roughly" the same age as the people in the movie, so I understood that this movie was supposed to make sense to me, but at first it did not. It wasn't until after I had slept on it, and really thought about that the lightbulb went off above my head. Upon reflection, I realized that what made this movie so great, was that it really emphasized the importance of just BEING and really feeling. I think there are a lot of people who are like Andrew, who think that because life hurts, being numb must be better, but as Andrew comes to discover, when you're numb, you can't feel ANYTHING, not just the bad things. This movie is absolutely wonderful, and if you don't get it right away...you probably will get it once you think about it. A key element is the music which captures an incredibly mellow feel that I felt on so many different levels. I think it should be required listening/viewing for all college students and twenty- somethings.