One would wonder what could possibly take you back to a film again and again. And the answer to my mind is this. Like a foolish child who keeps opening an empty fridge to check if next time he opens it he might find someting to eat, the viewer in this case keeps looking for some kind of a resolution to his problem.
The Revolutionary Road, a film about a couple in their 30s is bored of their life and they hope to find happiness in Paris. Philosophers and spiritualists will tell you how happiness is elusive, this couple has everything going for them and yet they are unhappy.
I am not sure if this film mirrors my life but their quest is something that’s scarily real. One would wonder why April (Kate Winslet) with a loving husband and two adorable kids would want to find a way out.
You would equally wonder what keeps Frank (Leonardo Caprio) in a marriage where the wife doesn’t love him more than the dream she cherishes.
But isn’t that how normal young couples are? The monotony of a marriage sets in and the promise of greener pastures lure them. No one knows where they lie but somewhere you are convinced there is a better life which is not in the present for sure.
Two scenes which always take my breath away – April dancing with a friend when her dream has fallen through. She is dancing to get the dream out of her system. The gaiety of the dance moves are only a facade. Behind lies a broken, anxious, restless soul which quite like her dream wants to break out of her body.
The second scene is towards the end where Frank is running on the Revolutionary Road. He’s lost all that he saved for a better tomorrow, his dark present like a storm is staring him in the face but he just can’t face it.
Today was the third time I watched this film. I still hold my sympathy for both April and Frank. She dreamed of a future that may never have turned out the way she imagined. He lived a present which he knew isn’t working out but still he toiled to make it work.
No one was wrong and yet there was no resolution.
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