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Gerry (2002)
let it sink in.
(I was lucky enough to see this movie at its premiere at the Sundance film fest 2 years ago in park city with Matt, Casey, and brother Ben a few rows away.)
For all of you who thought it was boring and hated it, I'm sorry. I was a bit uneasy myself at first when I was sitting there. The more I let myself go with it though, the more amazing I found it. It is not a movie made for everyone -- not in the slightest. It was made for people like me. Thank you Gus.
This movie probably has the least amount of dialogue of any movie I have ever seen (silent moves apart...), yet I find myself cracking up and quoting its lines all the time. (Going on a "mountain top scout about." And the best: "How'd you get up there?" "...scrambled.") I only wish more people had seen this movie so they know what the heck I'm talking about.
I love how Van Sant lets your mind wander. It relates real people. I can completely picture a couple of my close friends carrying on the same conversations, walking along silently, or finishing a half told story days later. Nothing is pushed in your face except maybe the 'as-is' quality of it all. He lets it grow and lets you see it all.
Here I am, two years after seeing it, still getting a huge kick out of it. For me, thumbs up.
Before Sunrise (1995)
ahhh... the memories
I just watched this movie this afternoon after flipping channels and stumbling on it. I became so engrossed in it as I was watching that I completely tuned everything else out. I read some of the other comments posted about it, and yeah, I can see your point if you didn't enjoy it or find it believable. It's not a movie that was made for everyone. But oh, it was definitely made for me!
Last summer I actually had a frightfully similar experience while in Europe. I was in Paris and made a surreal connection with a Parisian named Seb one night, knowing I would be leaving him and our amazing connection behind. So, can it happen? Yes. Does it often? No. And that, my friends, is why we become so riveted and pricked in the heart and mind while watching this movie. Whether you have had an experience close to this or not, it still can strike a cord in all of us. We all long for personal connections. Even if you do not believe in love at first sight or chance occurrences that impact us forever, a 'what-if?' and 'maybe...' are always present.
So take it or leave it, just realize that this movie was made for some of us more than others. I just wish I had it back in high school and could have used it in my Forensics or Drama class. Would have been a perfect intellectual, witty dialogue to use.