just wanted to say it

Rating: Null/10 (25 January 2005)

I don't write on here a lot, mainly because I don't know what to say. Now that Oscar nods are out, and they are like the Super Bowl for me, I gotta say I was kinda disappointed with the lack of credit given to Garden State. I don't wanna sound like a total turd, but this movie really meant a lot to me, (as I'm sure it did to like 50 million other people.) It definitely touched something inside of me and moved me. I related to that numb feeling and I hated that I could, because I hated being that way. Mine wasn't brought on by anything in particular such as being on medications, but rather many things in my life. Not to say I live a modern Greek Tragedy, but life had somewhat lost flavor to me, and I honestly became scared to live. I finally am getting over that and am obsessed with living life, but its hard not to switch right back to that safe feeling of numb. I'm only twenty-one so my life's journey may not be as interesting or intense as Andrew Largeman's or yours, but I saw myself in him, and I admit, it almost scared me to see it. But, oddly enough, I definitely saw myself in Sam. A contradiction I know, but that's what we all are anyway, isn't it? Well, this is definitely my favorite movie, and one for our generation, of desensitized kids. Life is beautiful because of the pain so many of us are afraid or refuse to feel. It makes those joys all the more worth it. So I just wanted to say thank you (to Zach Braff) for making this movie. It means a lot to everyone, and me. You get the Oscar in my heart.
((Wow I swear I'm like never this corny! But hey, I had to say it))