Star Wars fan disappointed at wonderful performances: Jealousy?

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2004)

Hahaha... Oh dear... Sorry, but ever since I had seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in theaters and saw the previews for Garden State, I had been waiting anxiously to see it. Zack Braff= young, realistic, artistic, intelligent. Natalie Portman did an awesome job capturing this character and bringing her to life. She was very convincing; Why? Well, for starters, my boyfriend claims I remind him of her. So it's not like this character wasn't life-like. Not every character in a film has to be exactly what you look for in a friend, wife, mother, whatever. Not everyone appeals to everyone (thank god). The whole movie was based on personal situations lived by ordinary people who have strangely fascinating traits that are sadly becoming more rare everyday. And what's even more sad about it, there are critics who looked down upon this. Closed-minded people suck. :) We have a man who ran away from his difficult past, returning home for his mother's funeral, and a passionate, young woman with problems of her own. They help each other out (whether they realized it or not) throughout the entire film. I thought it was genius---the whole process. You were convinced by the end of the film that these two young adults found what they'de been secretly searching for their entire lives-a feeling of love and completion. If you have found your true soul-mate, and you both share odd (yet awesome) experiences, this movie seemed to speak directly to you. It was a very touching movie, and anyone that disagrees, is obviously lacking that feeling you get when you share those similar experiences with a person who still gives you butterflies when you kiss. A beautiful film-- all the random scenes and very real characters made me realize people such as Zach Braff still possess artistic minds that we hardly see anymore--especially with movies in which the characters and audience are among the young adult crowd. It's so refreshing to get a break from movies like "You Got Served" and "Scary Movie". I loved this film, and so did everyone else I've talked to about it.