You know how some movies just glob on to your psyche? Sometimes it is the movie itself, sometimes it is what is going on in your life that the movie represents. Usually, it is both. Like a blossoming romance, you have to be both presented with the opportunity and ready to appreciate it.
7 years ago I walked out of a movie theater completely blown away. The New Statesman review by Jonathan Romney said it was "like a particularly austere dream that you can't shake off." That was my experience; the movie seemed maddeningly slow at the time but grew on me like a fungus. The film was Beau Travail.
If you haven't seen it, see it. Set aside 90 minutes and let it wash over you. When you're done, you can write me about what you thought and then relive the experience. If you still haven't had your fill, read Ben Grant's thesis.
A few weeks ago, it happened again. This time it was this scene from Airplane!. It represented a very happy moment for me. I had the Bee Gees stuck in my head for weeks.
"I didn't go there that night to fall in love; I just stopped in for a couple of drinks..."
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