Life is beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2009)

Before watching the movie, the first thing that crossed my mind was whether the trailer was getting me worked up and excited for something that was going to be overrated. However, I'm glad David Fincher proved me wrong, especially since I had to sit in the same seat for about 3 hours needing the toilet! The reason why I loved this movie so much wasn't because of how amazing the actors were, or the fact that Brad Pitt was turning young and disgustingly fit again, or that it had beautiful ballet, but because it held a lot of meaning.
The simplicity of this movie is what made it so breathtaking. It proves that love can overcome many things, to be grateful for what we've achieved, and to know that it's never too late to achieve more things in our life no matter how old or young we are. At the end of the day, we all end up in diapers and we all die, we just have to make the most of the moments in our life, not the minutes, just as the tagline says.
Brad Pitt played his role flawlessly, and I couldn't help but just watch in amusement this old man acting like just any other curious child. It's the little things that makes this movie so beautiful, and the little things that Brad Pitt shows the audience really portrays this playful character trapped in an old mans body.
I recommend this to anyone willing to sit down for 3 hours and accept the small things in life we take for granted, or the big things in life we once achieved and never stopped to be grateful for either.