Rachel Getting Married
I’m glad that I took a break from the film and waited… weeks until I resumed seeing it. It helped a lot, because for some reason, the film just didn’t click with me when I saw it the first time – I found the character quite self-indulgent, the story itself confusing and the music was getting on my nerves a whole, whole lot. Not to mention the weird disturbingly international and happy looking side characters who were all wearing crazy things. Ugh? Oh yeah, and I hated Sydney somehow. The only thing he ever does is a) this dishwasher contest, b) a bunch of annoying singing (I just don’t like bad singing in general?) and c) his wedding vow which brings us back to b). UGH.
But! On the second try, it was much easier for me to get into the film and to love it. Needless to say that Anne Hathaway is absolutely brilliant as Kym, and completely outdoes everybody else including the “I’m the forgotten one in the family” sister. Everybody in the family is a little bit sick and it’s quite lovely. The arguments and the sort of non-existing character development – even the drama with the mother – everything in the film feels extremely realistic and ‘authentic’. (Much more than Ms. Meyer-Landrut could ever pretend to be.) As a look into people’s lives, I think this movie does perfectly. Kym is probably one of the most interesting and well-characterized protagonists I have seen in films for quite awhile.
The style of the film is lovely and atrocious at the same time; I am absolutely in love with Kym’s hairstyle in the film and I like how everything in the film is designed in such an indescribable way. But let’s face it, most of it is utterly tasteless.
This film is probably one of the most special things I have seen for quite awhile; it’s great and nerve-wracking, yet I can’t see myself say any more about it, because it’s just too damn weird.
PS. 6451 is going to be here for two weeks in July. I am so happy! *_______*