"Blue Valentine"--AI finally got a chance to see this film, which I'd been wanting to see since I'd heard about it. It's a unique film. It's a history of everything within this one relationship, yet also a sobering, in-depth look at what could be a history of many relationship's. Life happens, we all know that. When first meeting someone, life becomes rose-tinted. Time passes, and life happens. I took a lot of things from this film, identifying of course, with Dean(Ryan Gosling). The idea of a Prince Charming, is a disservice to men, as well as women. There's no such thing, and as life happens, it will tell you this. There are too many societal pressures upon a relationship that are antequated, and are due an update. Oh, on some levels, we've come out of the middle ages, but I think there is something so ingrained in us, that we're soon taken back, no matter what. "What does it mean to be a man?" A line uttered with such frustration and confusion, by someone, who thinks that love is enough. Life happens. This is a portrait of a relationship, the beginning and the end, at the same time. The performances and direction put you there in that moment. And if you've had similar experiences, those memories will surface, and in my opinon, that's a good thing. So, the destruction of Oz. What is Oz anyway? Just a fictional emerald city where all your problems are solved. Life happens.
Until next time, dear movie-goers! Life is happening right now!
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