I'm 42, I went to USC film school for screenwriting / critical studies, and I have been watching 3 to 5 movies per week ever since I was a kid. I watched Remember Me and it's in the Top 20 of best I've ever seen.
The movie FEELS so real. I've spent time in NYC and down to Tyler's bathtub, everything feels authentic. Every character is a real person, flawed and hence so relatable.
The movie is about living for the moment, embracing each day, never taking this beautiful life for granted. Like Roberto Benigni's "Life is Beautiful," the filmmakers use tragedy to deliver this point (that humanity needs to be reminded of repeatedly; personally I think one in every ten movies at least should have this theme).
The relationships between the characters are so believable. EVERYTHING is character-motivated. Robert Pattinson's Tyler is so close to his little sister, after his only other sibling committed suicide, leaving him as the older brother to watch out for her. Pierce Brosnan (the best I've ever seen him) became obsessed with work after his oldest son committed suicide, and it makes sense why he's detached throughout. The arc of these two characters is SO real for anybody who's ever had a comparison father-son relationship (as I have), and so touching as they unify in the end looking out for the little sister.
As for the end, it moved me very deeply. I felt my heart breaking. Some critics called the 9/11 tie-in "offensive," and overall detached themselves from the movie. Their loss, and unfortunately, the loss of anybody who followed their opinion. REAL people died on 9/11. REAL people, doing the best they can with their limitations. This movie honors that. And does it very tastefully.
The music is beautiful as well. As for acting, the Razzie Awards people should punch themselves in the face for nominating Robert Pattinson. He is stellar in this.
The movie FEELS so real. I've spent time in NYC and down to Tyler's bathtub, everything feels authentic. Every character is a real person, flawed and hence so relatable.
The movie is about living for the moment, embracing each day, never taking this beautiful life for granted. Like Roberto Benigni's "Life is Beautiful," the filmmakers use tragedy to deliver this point (that humanity needs to be reminded of repeatedly; personally I think one in every ten movies at least should have this theme).
The relationships between the characters are so believable. EVERYTHING is character-motivated. Robert Pattinson's Tyler is so close to his little sister, after his only other sibling committed suicide, leaving him as the older brother to watch out for her. Pierce Brosnan (the best I've ever seen him) became obsessed with work after his oldest son committed suicide, and it makes sense why he's detached throughout. The arc of these two characters is SO real for anybody who's ever had a comparison father-son relationship (as I have), and so touching as they unify in the end looking out for the little sister.
As for the end, it moved me very deeply. I felt my heart breaking. Some critics called the 9/11 tie-in "offensive," and overall detached themselves from the movie. Their loss, and unfortunately, the loss of anybody who followed their opinion. REAL people died on 9/11. REAL people, doing the best they can with their limitations. This movie honors that. And does it very tastefully.
The music is beautiful as well. As for acting, the Razzie Awards people should punch themselves in the face for nominating Robert Pattinson. He is stellar in this.