Beginners

A couple that stayed together for decades even when knowing one of them was never going to be fully in love, just for the sake of building something, thinking “it is what it is” or a painful “I can fix that”. Resulting in a son so aware of his mother’s despair, he struggled to maintain a relationship just fearing making a woman miserable.  On the other hand, a woman who is depressed because her father is constantly telling her he wants to kill himself. I don’t think the movie tried to blame the parents of anything, but it is like a testament to the built-in sadness of a generation that grew up with the consequences of our parents’ lack of choices.   Mike Mills said once he loses a limp every time he makes a movie, but in this one, he gave us his whole heart and I really appreciate it. This was layered and extremely emotional. Thank God Arthur was there.