Don't give up your dreams, don't become responsible adult

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2010)

The book and the movie ask a fundamental question: do we choose to live our life to the fullest and fulfill our dreams or do we settle for the far from glamorous suburban life of reasonable adults in a society tailoring our dreams in order for us to buy more of the bullshit it sells. It is brilliantly acted, scripted and directed, you'll see the couple drowning in his incapacity to take a chance and live the dream instead of dreaming their life thus feeling bitter and acrimonious about it. In the 50's you would think the decision of not living the dream reasonable, in today's world, we know we're lied to, deceived by "the markets" and the advertorials so we may as well do as we dream, because it does not matter, society is not designed to make us happy (not even happy customers !), fulfilled so if you have a passion, just go for it, live every minute of it, regardless of tomorrows. Actors are fantastic, director Mendes has brilliantly filmed this sad story. Don't watch it if you're already depressed ;-)