An very deep movie about memory and the passage of time and how most take these things for granted in everyday life. This film is not about amnesia, and it shows in the way it was made to disorient the viewer. It will test your memory and the fact that one only perceives a very small amount of the data coming to us through our senses. It also deals with revenge and how we heal or do not heal from the pain and wounds afflicted by living in a broken world. The film does not portray hopelessness, rather it shows the need for trust and a willing to struggle for the truth. If you have not seen this movie, I would suggest putting it on your list.
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Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot. My twitchin' muscles tease my flippant thoughts. I never really dreamed of heaven much until we put him in the ground, but it's all I'm doing now - listening for patterns in the sound of an endless static sea. ~ Conor Oberst
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We are lonesome animals. We spend all of our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say-and to feel- ‘Yes, that is the way it is, or at least that is the way I feel it.’ You’re not as alone as you thought. —John Steinbeck
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I thought this movie was so neat. I watched it twice to be sure I really understood what was going on. It was confusing yet basic at the same time. One man with a mission to kill his wife's murderer. It's crazy how many people use him and it's sad how he he becomes so lost in his purpose that he continues to pursue it through everything. This makes me worry about humanity and how much we take advantage of people.
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