I watch this film about once per year

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2017)

Death is a part of life. Most of us have lost a loved one, fewer have lost someone at the center of our universe, but that day is coming. Tommy struggles to accept death. As a man of science, he can not accept it. He is trapped between a world of solutions and a profound love that defies explanation. He does not accept it, perhaps for many years, then finally he listens to the words of his late love. Perhaps the reason he can not accept it is that he gave up the precious few moments he had left to his ill fated attempt to save her from the inevitable.
Often we give up those moments with our loved ones. Some of us because of work, sometimes because we forget what those people really mean to us. I need this reminder about once a year, to remember how important my wife is to me, my children. They are my life and soul. Life is fragile, and death puts life in the proper perspective.
Those that say Hugh Jackman overacted this are wrong. Grieving looks just like this. I highly doubt Brad Pitt could have done this. Cinematography and story are amazing. It takes watching the movie a few times just to get the basic message, a few more to figure out if the future part even happened. This movie is one of the greatest achievements of modern movie making art in my opinion, please do yourself a favor and own it.