Oct. 27

This weekend, I saw two movies on DVDs. One is about friendship and middle-age crisis. The other is about brotherhood and spiritual journey. I like both of them, especially "The Darjeeling Limited" (one about brotherhood). The cast of the film is good. There are three leading actors in the movie. One is Owen Wilson and I can't remember the names of the other two. The setting of the movie is in India, mostly on a train to Darjeeling. The story is about three brothers who haven't met each other for a long time going on a spiritual journey in India, which is the eldest brother's idea. The eldest brother, played by Owen Wilson, got severely injured in a car accident. He almost died in the accident. When he was being saved, what flashed in his mind was his two brothers and the childhood they spent together. So, after the accident, he decided to "summon" his two younger brothers over to join his so-called spiritual journey. Somehow, despite that they were distant from each other(both physically and emotionally), they finally made it to get on the train. The three brothers have been parted for quite a long time, each one having his own way of life. They have so different personalities and ways of thinking. This is why it is interesting to see three totoally different types of persons having to stay together in a tiny coach. At first, probably because they haven't hung out for a long time, they are like three parallel lines. Their talk is not so much a converstaion as a monologue. No one is really responding to another's remarks. However, there's still some unspeakable mutual understanding among these three brothers. After all, they are brothers. Just as they say in the movie, "If we were not brothers, could we be friends?" They know they are different people but they still have something in common that only brothers have. After all, they grew up in the same enviornment, going through the same family events. So, even though they have been separated for a long time, it isn't long before they get back into the same mode of interaction--the eldest give orders while the younger ones obey. On the other hand, the eldest, who always has to make decisions, has the greatest burden of responsibilities. He has to be strong and decisive, yet, he also needs his brothers to support him.
(I have to stop writing here, cause Clio is keeping sending messages to me, I can't make my thoughts organized. I will finish it next time.)