A film to remember

Rating: 9/10 (4 March 2007)

This was the first film I saw with someone i've been waiting to meet for two and half years of communication across the world and eight hours ahead. I must say that it was a surprisingly good first film to watch. I have tried to determine what this film means to me and I find it difficult because i'm lost in the performance of the film and the gravity of who I was with.
If it is a love story then I think it does well to say that it shows a couple different aspects of love, fate and heroism that all couples wish to have. If the three story lines are tied to the same spirit of the Izzy and Tommy then we have the idea that fate has destined us to be with someone forever, in some aspect. But they are not together forever as death separates them in all three stories. What if fate is destined for us to find someone to be with forever? It is powerful to me because I think like many aspects of our life we can't control how we feel. We can't control the nature of life and the plans that fate may have for us but we can control how we act. Thomas loves his Queen, Tommy loves his wife and he will stop at nothing if he can help it to be with her forever.
To me this film is the enduring love that one person can have for someone else and never wanting to be away from that love. Never wanting that person to know the pain of being out of love from you.
Hugh does a fantastic job with his character and the obsession he had with fighting the loss he was afraid to deal with. Much like the fear we all have of death in many aspects it wasn't his death he was mortified with. He was so driven and it showed in his role as the doctor. Rachel did an alright job as Izzy but I haven't been overly fond of her performances. As a couple it was hard to see the chemistry because they were not often together on screen. In the few short moments they were I was hoping to see the love they shared and the best I saw it was in the bath scene when he showed is care for her life, her comfort and happiness. But still it was fueled with his obsession to cure her.
I am a fan of Darren Aronofskys Requiem for a Dream. As much as I didn't like the reality of the film because it was horrific to watch it was a brilliantly done film. I look forward to his future films. I also congratulate the actors for their part and generosity.