The Worst Film Ever

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best movie i've ever seen.

Not going to say much about Ruby Sparks other than if you're expecting a romcom then prepare for enlightenment. This is a tightly written, wonderful, internally exploratory existential piece that will leave you thinking. I wish it were based on a novel, so I could curl up and read it on a rainy afternoon.

There are several problems with this film. The premise is far-fetched, but fine, I'll accept it. But Calvin's behavior is nonsensical. When he thought that Ruby was a figment of his imagination, he did not do anything to disprove it - record it, ask your neighbors if they see her, lift her so that she can change a light bulb, I don't know, think of something. Going out on a date and running into her by accident is so contrived.Then comes the most annoying part. We have a protagonist with a god-like power and he does not know what he wants. That's the worst part of the story, it's difficult to watch and it's completely annoying. He is that indecisive, dissatisfied - he's just a problem-seeker. This is a guy who goes to restaurants, doesn't pick an item from the menu but makes up a random dish with his own ingredients and instructions, has it delivered to perfection and yet he still complains. Such person does not deserve love nor attention.In short - this is a story of a guy so picky that his ideal woman is not good enough for him. He says he likes her the way she is, but he lies, he lies to himself and to others. People get bored, fine, but he gets bored with his own ideal partner and gets bored so quickly, yet he does this Ted Mosby "I'm just a lonely guy looking for true love" crap. We're supposed to feel for him.The ending is in poor taste. A forced happy ending. How does he plan on explaining to his family and friends that this is someone else? It's not the same girl, she just looks exactly like his ex-girlfriend. What he tell this new girl? The writers/director of this film didn't give a hoot, so why should we?

This is a movie that you can either love or hate, based on how you see it.On one side, it is a fantasy movie with "Groundhog day" accents (no, the day doesn't repeat again and again). On the other side, it is a beautiful metaphor which if you recognize, it is impossible not to give it a 10. Not because it is perfect. It has charm but it is a bit slow paced at times and the execution is not amazing.But rather because ... it feels so familiar. It is one of those movies describing what we've done, what we've felt, like it is our story. It is a different setting, different people, different circumstances but it is our personal story, at least for a large majority of people.This is why I like it and this is why I've decided to write this review. It made me think. It made me feel. It made me remember some parts of my life. It made me go over the plot holes and the "how the hell this can happen" type of scenes but rather, just think ..."Would I do the same?" and most importantly ..."Have I've done the same?".That's why you should watch this movie.The plot is not that important. The underlying message of this movie is. While I don't like romantic comedies so much, I can place it next to two other movies "If I stay" and "Tres Metro El Cielo". And while these two movies may seem as a "How to boost your estrogen level in 90 minutes" types of art, they also carry a very profound lesson.

This is a special film, not so much in its story as you might have thought, but more in the way it is fitting every little part and story together. The Persons in the film is as surprised as the viewer about whats going on at times and especially for Ruby and Calvin the turn of events seem strange, but also exciting and mind blowing.Essentially it becomes a power struggle between the natural evolvement and the ability to change the course of events, whats make you happy at the beginning and what should evolve to be a good foundation for a relationship, is not necessarily one and the same. And even though this film plays with the thought of being able to control another person to fit into your image of the world and how it should be, it is properly not the way it was meant, so nature will always play a part and evolution is unavoidable.This is an enjoyable film, that actually has something different to offer.