In other news, the film festival has a series of Studio Ghibli features, and last night we went to see Whisper of the Heart.
This film would have my eternal allegiance just for the use of Take Me Home, Country Roads as a central plot element. But the depiction of love based on career competition was extraordinary.
The idea that relationships can not only survive separation but thrive on the challenge was more true (for me at least) than any movie I’ve seen in recent memory. The movie suggests that knowing people with huge transgressive aspirations will force you to want more, do more, achieve more, feel more.
Seems pretty accurate to me.