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Everything is Illuminated

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“the energy and sense of purpose is missing, replaced by beautiful images that have little immediacy.”

“Far too earnest for its own good, even though the film looks amazing and the story can't help but carry a strong punch”

from: Rotten Tomatoes

This movie was truly a fantastic surprise. My friends and I had gone into a movie store to look around when we saw a 3 for $25 deal. I wasn’t planning on buying anything but I noticed V for Vendetta was one of the movies in the bin. So I gathered one other video, but like usual I couldn’t find anything else good. My friend happened to see this movie on the shelf and suggest I get it because it looked like a cool indy film. I am so glad I bought it.

The part of it that really resonated with me was the idea of connecting with your past. In the movie the main character is trying to find out about his grandfathers past. It’s not necessarily a religious insight or a profound insight but there is something to learning from the past. I realized I don’t really know a whole lot about my families past, even my mothers, let alone my grandparents. I can’t tell you if they were in the war, where they lived, or what they experience.

I guess this film just challenged me to look to my past to illuminate the present.

posted by Kerry at 12:10 PM | 0 comment(s)