Movie Love
Monday, October 13th, 2008
I saw and really enjoyed “Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist” on Friday night. I really like movies that many would consider to be “chic flicks” but that have a bit more struggle to them. I read a personal ad earlier this week that said that the girl was looking for “movie love”.
I am someone who is looking for “movie love”. Cheesy as it sounds, not yet found and quite possibly a myth, I still search for this elusive love. I want someone who absolutely takes my breath away; the thought and sight of him gives me butterflies, like I had when I was younger. Someone who is both my best friend and lover, who I feel both excited and safe with at the same time.
I have a theory about people. You’ve heard the expression “they think the world revolves around them”. It is true, most peoples’ world revolves around them. They are the one constant in all of their experiences. They only know other people’s lives through usually biased stories about their lives. When I hear or witness things that people do or decide, I like to think of them in a movie – their movie.
It truly is – they are the director, the actor, and the critic of their own movie. They have a storyline that has been going on long before we came to witness anything that they are involved in or doing, and it will continue long after we are not around to watch or view. That is what makes great films – we get to witness the ultimate moment or climax of a characters story. Much like “Stranger than Fiction” featuring Will Ferrell, this film’s characters are on the brink of destruction – they could go either way with the flick of a pen. Nick, played by Michael Cera, has been dumped and he has gone into serious meltdown depression. Tris, played by Alexis Dziena, toys and taunts Nick at his band’s gig in Manhattan. Norah, played by Kat Dennings (crush alert!), ends up in a weird web of laughs, uncomfortable pauses, and a game of cat and mouse.
I highly reccommend this film. I put it up there with “Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind” which is one of my favorite “chic flicks” I’ve seen.
