"I was thinking how nothing lasts..and what a shame that is"

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2009)

Sometimes it takes an unrealistic situation to paint a very realistic picture. For me, the most realistic movie depicting people in love is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", while the situation (people having their minds wiped clean of an ex) is very unrealistic, it shows very realistically what love does to people. Now this movie, although being very unrealistic at it's core, shows what it is like to lose people, deal with life and death, an trying to find a place very realistically. It depicts human relationships very well, and is very touching at points, it made me feel sad at points, angry at others, and overjoyed for characters during times of well being.
The acting in the movie is top notch, starting with Brad Pitt, he is believable as a man in such a peculiar situation. Blanchett is great and all the minor characters are perfectly cast.
Overall, TCCOBB is a great film, one to be cherished, and I think different people will get different feelings from it but overall it is a modern epic and deserves a spot in the best of the year.