A potentially life-altering movie

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2013)

The premise of this film had me from the start. It's a question we all ask ourselves; "What could of been?". This film, although hard to grapple initially really does make you think about all the possible alternatives that could of arisen out of a small insignificant decision.
Rarely does a movie have this much impact on me. Nemo is caught between two decisions, go with his mum or stay with his dad. The film explores both. It also explores the possibilities within each of these choice, much like a tree with different branches going in all directions.
I think what effected me the most about this film is that in life we get held up on some of the most insignificant decisions that in the end have very little impact on our existence. Insignificant choices by ourselves or those on the other side of the world like those explored in the movie in the end seem to carry a heavier weight on our lives and where we end up, and who we end up with and what we end up doing.
After seeing this movie, I have now resolved to never look back and wonder what could of been. Not because I don't like what I see, but because no matter what choices I made, or will make they all end up being important and life-altering.
As the 118 year old Nemo says with resounding truth "Every path is the right path. Everything could of been anything else. And it would have just as much meaning." This is crucial when you look back at your own life wondering how things could of potentially been better or worse. What's done is done and the way it has panned out for you and I is the reality. What good is there in worrying about what could of happened? This movie tells us that the whole exercise of asking such a question isn't the right thing to do to begin with. The best question, if there had to be one instead of "what could of been?" really is "what can be?". We get one shot at life, no matter what path we take, the one that we do take will always be the important one that defines who we are. They all have the same meaning.
Watch this movie if you like a challenge. If you do, it may just slightly change the path you take in this life......