I’ve just seen an amazing movie.
A movie that I wouldn’t have probably seen if it was left by my choice. You can call it an accident if you wish. And sometimes life you give you the gift on an happy accident. This was one of those.
I will tell you the name of the movie, but not now. If I do you’ll probably stop reading here and go over to Google.
The movie itself is about many different things. It involves the lives and struggles of two American teenagers, struggling to find their place in their high school. For one it’s a life choice; for the other, it’s a choice made for her by her own life.
Of all the many things, to me the big takeaway is how two people are obliged to react to the impossible. How they are faced with choices and emotions too big for them. Emotions and feelings that no one should ever have to experience, let alone while being of their age.
The maturity and the reactions shown on screen by the actors were astoundingly good. You could actually feel those emotions transferring from them to you. Feeling part of the movie, of the story. All the crowd as one, reacting together to the inevitable, with hopes and fears and yes, maybe even a tear.
A big component of this movie, was its music. During every scene, from the most simple to the most dramatic, the music was always there underlying every single emotion, amplifying it to perfection. I caught myself many time during the movie asking how was it possible that those melodies were always 100% right. The closing credits gave me the answers: all the music (except for few commercial pieces) was written specifically for this movie by Brian Eno. That piece of credit made it all clear.
With his music you can feel an extra dimension. It’s not the gimmick of 3D computers. It’s an higher dimension, a real 4D experience if you wish. Characters on screen didn’t have to talk. Their faces, their looks were brought alive by the melody, sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.
I could probably going on about this movie for a long while, but I may end up ruining the experience of seeing it and experience it first hand, which in this case is the only real way to really enjoying it.
So please, do yourself a favor and go see Me and Earl and the Dying Girl as soon as you can.
You will thank me later.