The Road never traveled...

Yeah, it happens with me sometimes. I get into this introspection mode, even if it’s for a small duration. I watched Revolutionary Road today. The movie stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo di Carprio. The film follows the life of a couple, who are a perfect couple for the world, but in reality they lead a hopelessly miserable life in their perfect home at the Revolutionary road. April( Kate) is a failed actress, is married to Frank wheeler who dreamt of living in Paris, but now works at a regular office. One day, April asks him to leave his job and move to Paris where she could work and he will have all the time on earth to figure out what he wants to do in life. After initial resistance, Frank gives in, but the plan is not so easy to implement. Both of them have inner insecurities that stop them from moving.

I loved the movie for its identifiability (except the failed marriage part), many guys would relate to it. Trapped in a miserable life, not knowing why you are doing a job, when all the time you wanted to do something else, well, that’s another point that you could never figure out what is THAT THING that you want to do.

The acting is great. Esp Kate winslet, she is getting better with age. And I loved the house they lived in. Perfect!, or was it?

The lines are hard hitting. Like when April says to Frank, when he says that the plan to relocate to Paris is unrealistic, April replies in rejection- This is what's unrealistic. It's unrealistic for a man with a fine mind to go on working year after year at a job he can't stand. Coming home to a place he can't stand, to a wife who's equally unable to stand the same things.

Also, some truth about why people stand their bad jobs, year after year and so on.-“You want to play house you got to have a job. You want to play nice house, very sweet house, you got to have a job you don't like.”

Could things have changed had they moved to Paris? Could they have been happier? Could we, in general be happier if we leave our non satisfying jobs for something else which might be our true calling? We are supposed to follow certain rules. But is it that easy to break them? Is it that easy to move away, so easily? And once you are married, are things that difficult, or is it just that you would want to settle for your kids’ sake. This film has disillusioned me more about the concept of marriage, and if by any chance I remain unmarried, blame it on this movie. lolJ

It’s a good watch, but not the regular popcorn flick. It’s rather depressing. This film will make you realize that there are many people who are living hopelessly empty life. (And all the time we think that our life is full of problems:D). Has to be seen if one wants to get into introspection mode! And For Kate and Caprio . :)