This movie is an 11

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2013)

This movie is a beautiful work of art. I hadn't watched a movie more than once in several years until I came across this gem. Critics say that it suffers from style over substance. Well, those critics fail to see how the style adds to the substance. The narrator of the music composition is simultaneously the narrator of the film. The storm is simultaneously the climax to the plot and a metaphor for the story. The dark, brooding angst of adolescence is somehow captured with a 50's-styled beach dance. It is a superbly crafted, imaginative movie that sets a benchmark for years to come. Not giving this movie a 10 shows more about the moviegoer than the movie.