In my opinion, one of the best movies ever made. Heartfelt subject, hearfelt acting, heartfelt music. What else can I say? A Cameron Crowe movie. You can check out more about this movie on the official website:
How to deal with unexpected death. How to deal with failure. And eventually, how to love life.
Memorable scenes from the movie:
1. The beginning where Drew (orland bloom) thru voice over is explaining the difference between FAILURE & FIASCO. I remember him saying "Every fool can accomplish failure" True. A fiasco is for those who actually took the risk. So which would you choose?
2. Conversation in the plane where Claire (kirsten dunst) said she is a student of names. That is, she can guess a personality just by knowing the name. I liked how she described Drew's father- named Mitchell. Mitchell or Mitch as she said. "Fun. Never met a Mitch I didn't like. You know what I mean by Fun? Like you want to be a part of Mitch's club" I liked that. The description of that kind of person. I only met one in my entire life like that. Just the life of the party. Just being around him, just having him in the group makes everything BETTER. Like he's out there in the field playing soccer and everybody joins. But once he quit. Everybody else just don't want to play anymore. As if, you're only there for the honor of playing with him... ever met a person like that?
3. Meeting Chuck while Drew was trying to steal booze from the pre-wedding party. Another interesting sketch of a character... When he found out Drew's dad died, he was just crying and hugging him... forgetting Drew actually was trying to steal alcohol.
4. The morning after when Drew & Claire kissed. It's how Claire said that Drew's Fiasco didn't matter to her. I loved that.
5. Ofcourse, Holly's (Drew's mother / Mitch's wife played by Susan Surandon) goodbye to Mitch in front of the whole town. How life was after Mitch. Fixing the toilet, repairing the car, and meeting their 'boner' neighbor :p When she
tapped dance... just melts your heart.6. The road trip. It's knowing Kentucky. It's knowing America. It's how we all pass by the roads and streets, but never took time to understand the place & the people. The road trip brought Drew closer to life, and yes, even closer to his father who was seated beside him in an Urn.
I can only say as much. The music is inspiring too- with Crowe naming it "The Great American Radio Station". Sample of the music in the link above.
Be inspired. Watch it, enjoy :)
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