::garden state::

it's a rare event when a film captures your attention and invokes such a plain plea to be a part of your philosophy, in a non-brainwashing sort of way, of course. i saw garden state on friday night as josh has been strong-armed by a Deadline for a majority of the weekend. and, since then, i have turning over various scenes in my mind.
initially, my motivation for seeing the movie was purely for the joy of seeing natalie portman work her craft after what seems like a long absence from the silver screen. i had done little research on the plot or content of the movie, but the catchy frou frou tune "let go" always caught my ear and this film was itching to be seen. i was treated to an extremely talented cast and wonderful story (no spoilers here, sorry. go see it!) which just the understatement of the year.
i feel as much excitement for mr. zach braff as i do for ms. sophia copolla. so young, so talented, so natural. different styles of course, but the writing and directing, the lighting, and a story as normal as can be: all ingredients for an extraordinary film in such capable hands. i can't commend braff enough for speaking to the twenty-somethings in such a poignant way. i hope everyone comes away from this film with a little more insight about life.

that said, well, i found myself embarrassed by the (lame) comment i left on the garden state blog and thought "oh, well, if braff ever checks out my blog he'd be horrified!" or something childish & insecure like that. now i feel much better. i think.

school starts on tuesday. argh! nervous! posts may be rather infrequent here, but i'll post the mundane details on livejournal as i'm trying to keep the 'muse a bit more sophisticated, you see. happy day!