It's been a while since I cried while watching a movie. The messages that came through strong and clear in this movie, left me feeling... like I've wasted too much time, like I've not paid enough attention, like I've not said the right words when I had the chance.
Let me explain. - the movie is about Tyler who is 'undecided about everything.' His older brother committed suicide at the age of 22, his parents are divorced and his little sister is looked at as a 'freak of nature' by the girls in her school. Tyler is lost in the sense that he has no ambition, no goals and no passion for anything other than writing to his deceased brother. He often gets into trouble with the law and needs to be bailed out of jail. In one particular incident he is assaulted by a cop. He later falls in love with the cop’s daughter and things start to change, and not just for Tyler. Tyler’s sister and father form a better relationship with each, so does Tyler and his father. There is realization which leads to change, love, sense of family and forgiveness of oneself. Having faced the trauma of suicide, the family finally realizes that the pain and guilt they each suffered has driven them apart and are now trying to make things better.
And then 9/11 happens and Tyler is killed.
It was at this point that I realized my mouth was hanging open and there were tears streaming down my cheeks. I had a realization of my own – I am not in control. Death can come at anytime. We often waste time being angry at people we love, we don’t say ‘I love you’ enough, we don’t hug each other regularly, we don’t forgive easily.
There are definitely lessons to be learnt…
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