Thursday Movie Picks: Romance
In Your Eyes
The lost Joss Weadon (writer) film as I refer to it as due to the film not get any cinematic or DVD release over here (that I know of). It finally appeared on Netflix and never left (thankfully). When fragile sheltered housewife Rebecca in New Hampshire and trying to go straight on parole convict Dylan in New Mexico realise they have a connection, over time they fall in love with each other but have to deal with the physical long distance between them. Being able to hear each other and see what the other sees, as well as feel each other's emotions, their intimate relationship is like no other. Slightly sci-fi but mainly romantic, it's all about that last desparate dash to the freight train.
The Lobster
Continuing the mini theme within the them, another slightly sci-fi society where everyone must be in a couple or they are rounded up and sent to The Hotel where they must find a partner in 45 days otherwise they will be turned into an animal of their choice. Romance, be it forced and based on a characteristic, is in the air as the singles try to find someone. David is the single we follow throughout as he tricks and fails in finding a partner, he escapes to the woods to be with The Loners where he meets the Short Sighted woman. As both difficulty with sight, they fall in love and plan to run away, but with any odd story, things do not run smoothly. I loved the weird matter of fact-ness about how things are conducted in this strange monotone society. Terrifying concept but with some beautiful moments.
It's All About Love
Rounding up with a sci-fi/thriller story about an estranged couple, still in love with each other, find each other again amidst an epidemic where people are dropping dead from broken hearts. In this version of the future, the planet has cooled, causing snow storms in July and we now have the ability to clone people. When John finds out his wife, famous figure skater, Elena has been cloned by her family so they can make money off her after she quits, they go on the run to escape her being killed off. Its more romantic that it sounds, with Joaquin Phoenix and Claire Danes as husband and wife, there are some great shots.
