A great movie to make you think about your own life

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2006)

To start, I'm surprised to view so many negative comments (by critics) of this piece of art. Critics are always complaining about the non-artistic, flawed, action, sappy, movies that are 99% of what we all see in theaters, yet they bash such a profound, beautiful, and artistic film. Goes to show that this film is before its time. I wouldn't be surprised years ahead, once this film is revisited, it will get just a piece of the merit it deserves.
To continue, this movie is not for all to see and understand as some will not even get the message that is being projected in that 1hr and 1/2. This movie is not meant to just entertain but to re-examine what we all think about out own mortality. Some see movies as a form of entertainment and thats it, "Movies are just Movies". Yet "movies", at least the ones that fall into this category, are an art form that are meant to make you think and open your mind. Have you been to a museum and seen works of art? What type of mind set do you go with? These are the questions you have to view this movie with. Hugh Jackman is stupendous and should be considered for an Oscar! Hugh's acting is at his best and he really projects the emotion to the viewer about a man afraid to lose everything that he loves only to the inevitable death (the theme of the movie). The score is what it should be, a passionate piece! And every time you hear what I believe was the main song (Stay With Me), you can't help immersing yourself in Hugh Jackman's shoes every time its played, very heart-felt. Visually, one of the best films I have ever seen, and that is not an exaggeration if you know how to appreciate how cinematography works and how beautiful art can be.
To conclude, I know not all will like this film because mentally we all do not think the same. But those that read this, have seen the film with a positive light, and agree with this comment understand the potential to this artistic film. In plain English, this movie is about the struggle of a man's mortality and the threat we all feel when someone we love is on the brink to leave us to death. Yet death is not the end but the symbol to the "true eternal life". To those willing to view, open your minds, and to those not willing, I hope you reach that level.