Showing posts with label Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Show all posts

Sunday, May 15, 2011

letting go.

Today, I spent the day watching netflix movies I've never gotten the chance to see before.
Everything is Illuminated was more enlightening than I expected, I loved it. I hadn't realized that the singer from Gogol Bordello was in it, he is also a good actor.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was not as good as I hoped. For whatever reason I don't like Jim Carrey, and I get annoyed by Kate Winslet (even though she is a great actress).
The Science of Sleep was also interesting; it was a cute movie, with a sad ending.
But Into the Wild was inspiring, even if it didn't end the way I expected it to. Letting go of money/society the way he did, and taking so many risks, everyone should feel that way at least once in their life (but maybe on a smaller scale). I don't want to give away the end, but his final understanding of happiness is beautiful. 

*Any suggestions on what I should watch next?
These are some of the films on my netflix instant queue: Broken Embraces, Being John Malkovich, La Femme Nikita, One Week, Heartless, Talk to Her, Dorian Gray, Revolutionary Road (not on netflix, just bought it used for $7). Anything else sound good to you?