better than some think

Rating: Null/10 (29 August 2004)

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I really enjoyed this movie, and I saw some elements in it that others may have glossed over or ignored altogether. I am an older person, definitely not the MTV generation, consider myself fairly literate and informed, so I offer a different perspective of a review.
I just watched this again for the second time, after about three or four months, and although the shock effect of some scenes was softened the underlying realization at the conclusion was the same. This movie is about life, about people, about each and everyone of us who has ever loved someone or something and lost that love and as is so natural that we wished and wanted to get it back, to make it right. Forget the graphic details, Tarantino-esque plot contributions, the basis of the whole film comes down to a person doing whatever they can in their power (albeit embodied with imaginary powers) to do good and make things better for all ( a universal sentiment) **almost** without regards to their own well being. I say almost because if that surmise was true then the film would have stopped ***SPOILER** don't read this if you still haven't seen the movie ** when Kutcher came back as the cripple. You have to give the film credit for showing a true side of human nature, because Kutcher was not satisfied at seeing his love with someone else and little future for himself (although the film offered his mothers condition as the reason for his last move). I say it was more because he wanted to see his true love take another direction besides that what happened when he was crippled, because it was too painful to be so close to him. The ending sums it up, it gives the impression that hope still persists, as well as a plot for a part two.
May have benefited from a little better acting but overall wasn't bad, the average is 7.4 I think I can go along with that. This isn't a movie for you to second guess the forensics of, the message is deeper and more bonded to the human condition. Looking for perfect answers and rationalizations will not satisfy you, look more to your emotions.