Sunday, December 16, 2007

Almost Famous

I've just finished watching Almost Famous for only the second time, around seven years after I first saw it. I regret waiting this long. This film takes position high on a list of films that must be used to regain perspective.

I wish I could bottle the feelings this film gives me. Exactly what the feelings are isn't important. The film makes me realise how easily we build tolerance to our most intense emotions. For some reason, arguably no reason, we strive to achieve the numbness of everyday life - neither high nor low. This film makes me wonder why i'd choose to spend a single day of my life not experiencing one or the other.

A film that can make me appreciate the best and worst of life in equal measure - that's an achievement.

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