Away We Go
Dear Sam Mendes, PLEASE MAKE MORE MOVIES. Love, TommyO Sam Mendes I think is one of the best director’s actors out there today. Every movie he directs, the performances are just pitch perfect. The scenes are so tight, never missing a beat, always on the right note, hitting every naunce within a character to truly bring the richness out of the scene. He knows how to use composition for emotion, and his close ups are sometimes breathtaking, the timing is just perfect. There is this one scene between this orange tree, where Rudolph is recounting a happy childhood memory, where everything about it, just clicks so well, they way, he positions actors body language, and their place in the frame, cutting on the right emotional beats. Away we go, its wonderful, just a joy to watch and soak in. I love cerebral comedies, one where real characters ask real questions, but deal with them in ways we wish we could. Maybe that is the ultimate freedom for the audience. Watching people deal with our issues, and solve them in whimsical ways that can only really happen movies, therefore freeing the audiences of some dilemna. If movies and media can do anything well, I hope its that, we gain perspective from others people’s perspective, whether real of fictional, and if the movie is good enough, smart enough, real enough (with emotions) it can do that for it. A catharsis, a profound thought, a new perspective, all things moves like this can do for its audience, for me, that ultimate reward. And one that Mendes continues to give, especially with one of my favorite movies of all time, American Beauty. John Krasinski, for me, can be like the next Jimmy Stewart. Has the same long and lanky body, crooked smile, and everyman apealing character. His affable character in Away We Go, is just fun to watch, he’s goofy but not over the top, and the love he feels for his girlfriend is palpable. Maya Rudolph is also remarkable, stepping far away from SNL to find real depth in her character, in her and her boyfriend’s seach to find where home is. All the rest of the supporting cast is wonderful, each one playing a new unique character, onscreen for just enough time that their traits don’t get to silly. So much of my praise goes to Mendes, but really couple screenwriters, Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, wrote a tremendous screenplay. Smart, funny, thoughtful, and full of heart. I don’t think I ever stopped smiling with each new line of dialogue, every line was thought out. Away we go is a beautiful roadtrip movie, full of self discovery, what’s at stake with age, and what home really means. Think you have an unusual family, try this one out. I always think about, the fact that, now that I graduated college, I can live and settle down anywhere. Why not move someplace fantastical. This is a question Away We Go ask’s and its quite a ride watching them figure it out. So yea, go see it. Soundtrack is awesome too.
2 years ago • Notes