Even when you bask in the warm winter sun, aren’t you delving in the past – looking at the sun how it was eight minutes ago? And what about your body cells, most of which regenerate every 7 years. Do they make you anew?
For men who are too gentle to wither the wilderness of the world or tide through tumultuous times, Beginners (2010) comes wearing its heart bare.
Arthur, the dog, has lost his human (Ewan McGregor’s father played by Christopher Plummer) to cancer and is adopted by Oliver (McGregor). Through flashbacks, we learn how Oliver’s father came out of the closet after a 44-year marriage to declare that he was gay. This revelation, tragic or funny, brought the father and son closer than they ever were.
Beginners Movie Review
How Arthur and Oliver come to terms with their collective loss, forms the backdrop of this heartwarming movie. While Oliver tries to pass through daily life like a sleepwalker, it is Arthur’s melancholic deep thoughts that evoke poetry in the prose.
Oliver meets the effervescent Anna (Mélanie Laurent) and endeavours to love her with all the bravery as Arthur guides him through.
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Moreover, Arthur talks, albeit not like a Disney dog or funny-antics goofball but as a projection of what Oliver’s already thinking.
Take this endearingly bittersweet line for instance:
“Tell her the darkness is about to drown us unless something drastic happens right now.”
In a way, Arthur shows us that relationships shouldn’t be based on till you delight me but on a foundation far more solid. We all yearn for that feeling to last but aren’t we all falling, failing or flaying for the sharp blades?
Arthur: [in closed captions, talking about Anna] She’s unlike any girl I’ve met.
Oliver: Someone flashy walks into your life, and you’re just gonna fall for it.
Arthur: Are we married yet?
Oliver: No. It doesn’t work like that. There are other steps. It’s complicated.
Arthur: I hope this feeling lasts.
A moving story about life, love, and loss, Beginners explores the trysts of relationships and the turmoil of love, with a touch of wit. Think of it like The Danish Girl but with a dab of dry delighting wit that permeates through every scene.
During the course of the shooting, Ewan McGregor grew so attached to Arthur (played by Cosmo) that he wanted to adopt a dog for himself too. On the last day of the shoot, he went to a shelter and adopted a dog!
Good to watch movie ..
This seems like a good movie, haven’t watch it before, I will look into it later