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 i particularly like how the movie concludes. it has
an excellent ending that not only wraps up all the bits and
pieces of the movie, but also leads to alot of meaningful “points”.
the way will “made up” his
father’s death is, to me, very touching. all these years he’s more or less ignored his father. all these years he has grown to become desensitized by his father’s
“humour” and tall stories. but at
the very end, at the time when it counts the most, it turns out
that throughout the years, he has listened...and
remembers. it’s some
sort of 安慰. i hope
i can be lucky enough to feel that way in my lifetime.
the funeral has a
special meaning too. all the people ed mentioned in his stories,
some true but mostly exaggerated, appearing one by one, gathering
around to remember edward bloom. in some way, his death brought
these different people together. his death brought about the bond
between these people who would, otherwise, never be formed if it
wasn’t for this remarkable man. it
reminds me of the words dav said to me when i told him i shouldn’t
be writing useless moviews. he said, “if the filmmakers
didn’t make these movies, i won’t have anything to
write about. if i haven’t written any reviews, he won’t
take to time to write anything in response to them.” so i guess i kinda caused him
to practice his writing~ :P but the idea is, you can never guessed the cause and
effect of things, be it as tiny and insignificant as doing some
writing, or as influential as, oh i don’t know, realizing
the meaning of life. cause and effect...that’s the idea
behind it.
before i finish, i’ll end
this moview with the following quote, which i think is quite
meaningful. maybe it’ll cause someone reading this
to learn a little something more about life.
“have you ever heard a joke so many times
you’ve forgotten why it’s funny? but
then you hear it again and suddenly it’s new. you remember why you loved it in the first
place.”
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