Thursday, September 20, 2012

Beginners

Beginners (Mike Mills, 2010)
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Rating: Q=5, P=5 / Average OJ
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=2, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2

Grief, Relationships, Family, Philosophical, Melancholic

This quote from the film says it all:
Hal: Well, let's say that since you were little, you always dreamed of getting a lion. And you wait, and you wait, and you wait, and you wait but the lion doesn't come. And along comes a giraffe. You can be alone, or you can be with the giraffe.
Oliver: I'd wait for the lion.
Hal: That's why I worry about you.

This is a film about coping, trying, and trying to understand life's mysteries. It is subtle and simple and very touching.

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