Graden State

Rating: Null/10 (13 December 2005)

My teacher ( or the person who expects me to become a script writer at some point in a distant future) always tells me it's not about what happens between the characters, but about the bond between them. There's something about bonds between Zach Braff's character and the others in this movie that I find believable and deep and special. This is a unique movie, not because it has scenes or techniques or characters that have never been seen before, or because it's true to life (I doubt, by the way, this was Braff's intention), or because it portrays people in their twenties, or a place, or the effects of lithium. It doesn't portray anything but what Braff wanted to see happen on a screen, and to some (me included) it's an enjoyable experience. I didn't relate to this movie (or maybe I did and I find it hard to admit it) but it's not the point whether you relate. You don't have to be an Osborn kid to feel the need to scream as loud as you can once in a while... and if you feel you do, you don't know what you're missing. It's not a great movie, and it wont change your life, but it's very nice to watch.