Just watched this movie over astro 30 minutes ago and it's still as good as it was when I watched it nearly 10 years ago.
This is the type of love story that really touches one's heart. It talks about pretty much all kinds of love.... unselfish fatherly love, relentless attempts to please your father due to your undying love for him, passion for the company or your job, loyalty of your colleagues, love at first sight, love for your spouse/partner and basically loving your life... Of course, it comes with suspense, drama, betrayal, and a pinch of humour to spice up the story but the main theme of the movie is basically love and life.
I guess people who have REALLY fallen in love and have their love returned just as genuinely would FEEL for this movie. I think this is one of the best love story ever made, and I still cry at the words exchanged between the lovebirds in the movie, especially when they felt that they had to part. No goodbyes were exchanged but their "hard to let go" emotions filled their faces and their body language projected their sorrows. I really feel for the couple as both of them has fallen in love with other but couldn't be together, because he cant share his deep dark secret... that he is Death, himself.... and is on a mission to claim her father's life. Somehow she knows (can feel it) but still loves him... which makes the tug on the heart unbearable.
You will say that the sypnosis sounds like they typical love story but the witty dialogues exchanged really captured my heart. And amusing too to find Death learning about love and life on Earth.
Here are some to take home:
William Parrish: Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived.
Susan Parrish: I like making love to you, it's like you're making love the first time.
Joe Black: Thank you.
Susan Parrish: Do you love making love to me?
Joe Black: Yes
Susan Parrish: More than peanut butter?
Joe Black: Yes. Much more.
Susan Parrish: Tell me you love me now.
Joe Black: I love you now. I love you always.
Watch this if you have missed it 10 years ago, or watch it again, to remind ourselves that years of our lives goes by in a blink of an eye. And thus, if, during this journey, we haven't TRULY fallen head over heels with someone, then we haven't really lived...(quoting from William Parrish (starring Anthony Hopkins)). The fact that this movie stars Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt is a main bonus but it's the dialogue you must not miss.
And the way Director Martin Brest choreographed the backdrop to go with the dialogue is absolutely perfect. I like the part where the dying Anthony Hopkins, while watching the beautiful fireworks display, exclaimed, "Yes, it's hard to let go, isn't it? That's life." Equally brilliant was the following dialogue, said while the couple ran towards the fireworks background. Kinda like showing how life and love is much like the beautiful fireworks; beautiful, explosive, exciting and you'll never know what you will see next.
Susan Parrish: What will we do now? Joe Black: Oh, it'll come to us.Storyboard: 25 of 25
Cinematography: 20 of 25
Issues: 23 of 25
Casting: 22 of 25
Total Score :-
90A+A 81-100 Highly recommended, must go to Theaters
B 61-80 Recommended Watch
C 41-60 Give it a try
D 21-40 Wait for the DVD
E 0-20 You can give this a miss
Source: http://www.imdb.com
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