Insanity lies within us all...

Movies are dreams brought to reality for the world to see. From the time that movies were first created, they've had a way of touching our inner most feelings unlike any other source known to man. Classic movies such as E.T., Titanic, and Forrest Gump, (just to name a few) made audiences around the world feel for its characters and set the standard for future films to be judged by for years to come. Although I could continue to speak of these films for hours, I'd rather discuss movies in theaters today. This is a difficult topic, as rumors have spread throughout Hollywood that nothing original can be produced now days. We have seen trilogy after trilogy and remake after remake flood in and out of theaters and I believe its time to recognize the brilliance that is still alive and well in the film industry. Recently I took my fiance out to celebrate our anniversary and as I tried to persuade her to once again see another action film (realizing I would soon lose this battle) I gave in and let her decide. She picked "The Silver Linings Playbook" and by looking at the main characters played by Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, one could only assume another chick flick will be the background music to the rest of my night. Let me swallow my pride and admit I was incredibly wrong and taken back, because this film really was something that separated itself from the rest of the muck that pollutes the Big Screen these days (cough Battleship cough). In a average summary, Bradley Coopers character Pat has been in a mental health center for 8 months. He was recently released to the care of his mother as long as he reports to his therapist weekly. The Audience soon realizes that because of a traumatic event he was diagnosed Bi-polar. He soon meets a woman (Jennifer Lawrence) through his friends who also has had a very traumatic experience which left her mentally unstable as-well. They learn about each other and become friends as they agree to a trade if one will help the other. Throughout the movie, Pat has breakdowns remembering what happened to him creating trouble for his parents. The genius to the movie is that if you pay close attention, all the characters have a small mental problem that is shown throughout the movie. I won't finish the story but I will let you know my understanding of this amazing film. The understanding that I came to know is that we all have problems big or small. The problems sometimes can take control of our lives but as long as we focus our energy on the positive aspects and find the things that truly make us happy then we can conquer any obstacle (the classic movie moral). Until next time...