An astonishing echo with WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS' "When You Are Old"

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2009)

I was breathless at the second half of the movie when the painful departure among the characters reminded me of the poem I have long recited "When You Are Old When you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire,take down this book,
And slowly read,and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once,and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur,a little sadly,how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars." I was also amazed by the cinematography and special effects of some scenes. Overall, although the first half of the movie was a little bit slow, I still give it a 10. This time, I cried again, struck by the fact that love, persistence, forgiveness, tolerance and so many human emotions transcend time and space.When I was out of the movie theater, life again was beautiful thanks to this inspirational movie. I guess that is why I am in love with movies for so many years and the love continues to grow.