I cried for an hour last night. And everyone in my life should be grateful they didn't receive phone calls at 2am when I stopped. I watched Remember Me last night. I am so glad I didn't watch it in the theater. I cried at the end and then I needed to absorb. I was aware of the premise and the ending so there weren't many surprises.
Stop reading here if you don't want to know details. This is not a blow-by-blow description but rather my observations.
Except - the whole stinkin' movie. I'd been told the beginning starts out kind of slow but then the movie gets good until the end which sucks. I wholeheartedly disagree. If you are looking for a feel good movie with a happily ever after then don't bother seeing this movie. If you like movies that mean something and can twist you up then Remember Me is for you.
The beginning of the movie represents the reality of how mundane life can be. Each character is struggling with something. Tyler, the male lead, is not perfect to complement Ally, the female lead. They are both flawed characters with struggles, internal battles, and real life issues. They understand each other.
We are introduced to Tyler's divorced parents, his artistic little sister, his quirky roommate, and his stepfather. Ally's mother died when she was a child and she lives with her detective father. Each character is flawed and the relationships flawed. Tyler resent his father for his part in his brother's death. Tyler's father disregards his sister, Caroline, which angers Tyler and continues to widen the gap between them.
Through a series of events Tyler and Ally meet. He's tortured to her free-spirit. She orders dessert first in case she chokes on the entree and dies. She wants to enjoy the part that she most desires. He doesn't enjoy much.
We walk through their lives as their romantic relationship grows and their familial relationships change. Tyler is Caroline's champion. He'd go to the ends of the world for her. Case in point the phone call and dinner he makes on her behalf to ensure that his father is present at her art showing. He'd clearly do anything for her including suffer through time spent with his father. Tyler is a support to his mother who relies on him when their father disappoints Caroline. Ally is loved by an overprotective father who can't let his 21 year old daughter gain her independence. He fears losing her so he holds on too tight. Eventually he loses her for holding on too tight. Aidan, Tyler's roommate, is a catalystic sidekick. (Did I just make up a word?) His presence jump starts pivotal situations that lead us down this road.
We watch these characters and their various views and expectations on love. Tyler is aggravated by his father's lack of affection for Caroline. Tyler's father believes she knows of his love because of the material things he provides her. Tyler is present for his mother and sister when they need him. Ally and her father make it work since it is just the two of them. Tyler tolerates Aidan's antics.
This movie is as much about the interpretation of love as the perception of love. Sometimes you have to know the person you are with so you don't miss their displays of affection. And sometimes you have to know the person you want to express affection for so they don't misunderstand your affection. Tyler's father loves him with a tough love and works to give Caroline a privileged life. Caroline wants her father to acknowledge her. Ally wants freedom and her father doesn't want to lose her.
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Baseball players if ever need something to fall back on would be qualified to be Rockettes.
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