A writer, a hero, and a reader.

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2006)

To me, this movie was about the relationship between a "writer", the main "character", and a "reader". And I think we can discuss the spiritual and philosophical implications of who they may represent until the end of time. But, if you look at it that way then you easily get absorbed into the struggle of a writer and whether she is to please her art, her main character, or her reader. After all, we can all a write a story about a guy who has a ton of friends, gets the girl, wins the lottery, gets a puppy and lives happily ever after... But it takes a true artist to write something like "of mice and men" where a "hero" has to kill his best friend because he truly loves him. Luckily for us, this comedy just slightly touches upon that dark complexity. This beautiful movie is a true tribute to the art of writing and the difficulties of maintaining a proper balance.