Powerful but Flawed message...

Rating: 8/10 (17 September 2009)

Yea, this was a powerful movie about an young unhappy 1950's suburban couple. Was it the husband who made it thus or was it the wife? Was it her insistence on them leaving and re-sparking the idealism that attracted them in first place? Was it her dreams that she couldn't let go of? There is an old saying that "wherever you go, there you are". Bottom line is you can't hide from yourself. You can run to Paris, but when you get there you soon find out that it isn't the people or the place that makes you what you are, but it is what you are already! Yea, she wanted to become and actress, but would she of been a better actress in gay Paree? So often we think things will be better somewhere else, that the grass is greener. Hey, grass is grass no matter what color it is! Everywhere you go in this world, people are dealing and coping with life. No one can predict what might of happened in Paris had they moved there. When you dream, you mostly dream about the good stuff, the post card scenery but you forget that even in Paris they have slums. I liked the film for its performances but the bottom line is that you choose your life. You choose it every second. You can't UN-choose it or choose it in advance. You get what you get. All the crying and whining and complaining won't make a difference because when you get somewhere else, you will find plenty to complain about there after the novelty wears off. The subtle yet brilliant ending with the older couple and the husband that turns down his hearing aid as his wide babbles on, as his way of dealing with his life was probably missed by most viewers.