one word - Beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2006)

Garden State, to me, was one of the best films i have ever seen. The beauty of it, was that it did not need special effects, or violence, or far-fetched story lines ... instead, Braff chose to deal with life-like situations, which everybody can relate to, and for that, he is a genius in my mind.
One of the very first shots shown, was the one in where Andrew Largeman is lying in his bed, white sheets, white pillow, white curtains, white walls, a phone by his side, and he is tucked in so tightly. From this very first scene i was automatically amazed at Braff's ability to convey the message of Andrew's "numb" life, without any colour or spark in it.
Braff then does even better with the introduction of Sam, (Natalie Portman ... STAR WARS RULES!!!) who introduces Andrew to the joys of life. Her colour and spark, is magnificent, and works so well in contrast to the bleak character of Andrew.
But perhaps what really spoke out to me was the fact that this film was so like real life. Where do we go? What do we do? The film so clearly expressed the never-ending struggles of life, loneliness, love, wanting to please, drugs, .. all things which we can so easily relate to
Zach Braff has made a film which i think will live on through the ages as one of the greatest films ever which speak of the truths about life. Absolutely fantastic, and i urge anyone who is thinking of seeing this to do so ... you will not be disappointed .. i certainly was not ...
10/10