Have you ever watched a movie that effects you in a profound way for hours/days/weeks after you watch it? I have recently started to become much more aware of the impact of the movies I watch. I don’t have cable so when I do watch television, it tends to be to watch great DVDs available off itunes, spiritual cinema circle or hay house. I am just so aware of how television and film effects the subconscious and of course sleep. I just love world cinema and tend to go through phases where I stick to a particular country of preference.
French Film is truly my passion (one of my favs is Camille Claudel) but this week Spanish Film has been my hobby. I just love Javier Bardem and cannot get enough of Love in a Time of Cholera (what a beautiful novel and film). So, last night I sat down to watch The Sea Inside. I just cannot shake this movie. The actors in this film could not more perfectly fit the roles they play and each character imprints on you emotionally. I found that I became attached to each character including the ones who had smaller roles. I guess that’s the mark of a beautiful film. I truly loved this film although it left me feeling sad and empty. It was a beautiful look into the emotions, relationships, attachments and entanglements involved in life and death. I would not recommend watching this movie before bed! I couldn’t get the visual pictures from the film out of my mind (especially of his plunge into the sea) and ended up waking up throughout the night which rarely happens to me. The poetic and symbolic aspects of the film are truly incredible and a usual, Javier Bardem plays the role with perfection in my book. I know I said this film left me empty and sad but again, I think that was the point.
The film stirs up so many emotions (including humour) which leaves you somewhat angry at the cocktail of feelings you are left with afterwards. Beautiful, sad, funny, real, honest, tragic….I’m still digesting this one! I’d love to hear what you thought of this film.
