Revolutionary Road

This is why i go to the movies. i guess i just have to wait around for sam mendes to change my life every ten years with a brilliant piece of work, because he is a fucking mastermind. kate winslet is (not surprisingly) brilliant, and we all know leo is a great actor but he REALLY gives his all in this performance, the fight scenes between them are explosive and while painful, fun to watch. they have great chemistry and just fucking tear eachother up in this movie. one character/actor/character actor was michael shannon, ive seen him in some crap movies before, but he was absolutely amazing in this, reminded me of heath ledger's joker a tad, and stole the show, even when the scenes were shared with kate, leo, and kathy bates, and thats saying something. a story about the american dream delusion, and god was it was depressing. its about the inevitability of unhappiness when you dont persue your best life, and what that can do to a person, about the imprisonment of suburban life, living out other people's standards and expectations, and just trying to feel alive at any cost. it was so thrilling to watch the actors, and to see the meticulous way the story was put together, no scene or line unnessessary. after Revoluationary Road, my belief in marriage is waning, but my belief in the power of cinema is rock solid.