It's very rare these days to find movies such as this one. It's almost unbelievable that just ninety minutes can deliver so much.
It's a journey through a man's life as it gradually darkens until eventually everything disappears. The way the story is told is by listening John recording his thoughts and his emotions on cassettes - a sort of spoken diary. Notes, as he calls them.
It's also a tough journey to listen to because there's nothing positive --you'll agree -- that going blind might get you, and the way this is exposed makes it feel almost real. His thoughts are not going to be easy on you. They are going to resonate in your mind as knives. When you lose so much, you'll see the void it leaves even from the smallest things you wouldn't notice otherwise. And this is felt many times throughout the movie.
He says he was lucky to have had his loved ones alongside him all the time. This, however, will also prove hard to weigh on your shoulders because you'll face several times to be simply useless to others. Also, what can you reply to your daughter saying: "if I cried and my tears fell on your eyes, would you be able to see again?"? I was speechless after those word. Hard words.
I've watched it today. I'm certain it will not be the only time. Ensure not to miss it.
It's a journey through a man's life as it gradually darkens until eventually everything disappears. The way the story is told is by listening John recording his thoughts and his emotions on cassettes - a sort of spoken diary. Notes, as he calls them.
It's also a tough journey to listen to because there's nothing positive --you'll agree -- that going blind might get you, and the way this is exposed makes it feel almost real. His thoughts are not going to be easy on you. They are going to resonate in your mind as knives. When you lose so much, you'll see the void it leaves even from the smallest things you wouldn't notice otherwise. And this is felt many times throughout the movie.
He says he was lucky to have had his loved ones alongside him all the time. This, however, will also prove hard to weigh on your shoulders because you'll face several times to be simply useless to others. Also, what can you reply to your daughter saying: "if I cried and my tears fell on your eyes, would you be able to see again?"? I was speechless after those word. Hard words.
I've watched it today. I'm certain it will not be the only time. Ensure not to miss it.