Review of Old Joy (2006) by Jason B — 26 Feb 2008
Old Joy by Kelly Reichardt - Old Joy is the smallest of films this year, however it holds such strong truth about the lines between male bonding and love. Mark and Kurt, are strained friends trying to recapture their youth as they journey deep into the forest to find a hidden hot spring.
Their conversations are simple; telling stories of old times, with an underlying sadness, because we can never relive these moments. At the hot spring Kurt tells Mark a dream he had where at the end a woman hugs him and says "sorrow is nothing but worn-out joy.
" The radio plays from Air America, and Mark listens with a face of complete defeat, for liberal ideas die as one gets older. He now understands how insignificant his beliefs compare to the world around him.
This review of Old Joy (2006) was written by Jason B on 26 Feb 2008.
Old Joy has generally received positive reviews.
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