There are those movies for which people book tickets to watch in cinema halls.
And there's movies that you probably download to watch in the comfort of your rooms. (OMG! Illegal?)
And THEN there are movies that just happen to make it to your movie collection and you have absolutely no idea where they emerged from but they're there, reading 'Rachel Getting Married', and you watch these movies out of sheer curiosity- and hola! - turns out these are the ones that are real cinema.
Take my word for it.
Innovative, heart wrenching, real and unashamed. These words can only begin to speak of what this movie might seem/do to you. Anne Hathaway does, rather normatively, take your breath away but she's not the only one. The screenplay ( by Jenny Lumet) is truly commendable- makes you experience the entire film in its deepest vein, making you feel like a cinematic virgin.
The ambiance is perfected by the cinematographer who did Monsoon Wedding's. (Note to self - put that on download) Boy, does he know weddings inside out or what! To stitch together seamlessly the hustle of any marital house and allowing the central plot to still retain it's strength is talent talking for itself.
For those who need an entry point into the movie simply because they're as lazy as me and need unhealthy doses of encouragement: Kym (the protagonist, Anne Hathaway) returns home from the rehab to attend her sister Rachel's ( Rosemarie DeWitt) wedding. Through Kym's incompatibility with the "dysfunctional" family, the past is slowly unravelled and the viewer find herself in a rather uncomfortable place. What ensues is everyone's attempt to grasp the present and make their own peace with it - Does everyone find the answers to their questions? Does everyone succeed in finding their 'peace' ? How do the past and present interplay and which one finally won?
Yes. Hope that made you itchy enough to find out for yourself.
Trivia: The film was initially titled 'Dancing With Shiva'(courtesy Wikipedia), which wouldn't be a surprise if you can make the necessary connections as an aware viewer. *insert childish laughter*
Anne Hathaway and all the others wear sarees at the wedding and various other Indian influences are apparent - I dunno - just interesting to note.
Check this movie out if you're bored.
I don't want to build it up too much.
Forget you ever read this and just watch the movie and permit it to surprise you. Move with it.
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