Sunday, June 8, 2008

Eddie Vedder, Chris McCandless, and Lars  

We're in Portland for the week. Ilana graduated from Evergreen so we used it as an excuse to fly out to see friends and enjoy the Northwest. I'm hoping also to maybe read a whole book.

One thing I hate about my life right now is that I'm too crazed to read more than about one book every two weeks, so I always hope it's a winner. This week's finish was a big one, and I love how I got into it.

I wanted to see "Into the Wild" for a long time. My guilty pleasure is ordering the entertainment DVDs for the library, so naturally it was on the list. When it arrived, I didn't have time to watch it, but Abe did and said it was devastatingly, heartbreakingly beautiful and sad.

I think I must have been in the library catalog to put another hold on the film when I noticed that we own the soundtrack to Into the Wild. I requested it. I love Eddie Vedder. I think he has an incredible voice and I love the poetry of his music. This work stunned me. I can't stop listening to it. Sometimes I listen to one song over and over. The music is riveting. So much so that I decided to read the book by Jon Krakauer. Same thing. It too was "can't put it down." He captured the individuality, idealism, foolishness and beauty of the life of Chris McCandless that must help his mother get through her days. It's a wonderful read.

I know the film will make this experience the trifecta, a perfect synergy of genius. It's Sean Penn, how can it be otherwise?

Speaking of perfection, we watched Lars and the Real Girl a few weeks ago. It's a perfect movie. I love to laugh and cry and be moved. It did all three. It's so beautiful we watched it again with friends. It's one of those movies that if we actually behaved the way the people in the film do, the world would truly be a better place. And wouldn't that be wonderful?

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