Waking the Dead (2000)

Love this movie
First of all, Billy Crudup and Jennifery Connoly are beautiful and I didn't fully realized it until I saw this movie. Second, the conflict that arises when two people with lofty ideals try to better the world by taking parallel paths with hopes of accomplishing the same goals is compelling. I wish there was a little more plot exposition in the early days of their relationship because I agree it is at first hard to accept the intensity of their love with the whirlwind version that we see in the film. But I can forgive this for a thought-provoking, enjoyable movie. Billy Crudup's breakdown in the restaurant with his family is not to be missed.

look beyond the obvious
people, people. look beyond the obvious. this isnt a love story. it isnt a ghost story. it isnt a story about politics. it is a story about waking what lies dead inside of us. it isnt about the love he had for her dying- it is about what was awake and alive in him- what she had awakened in him when they met- not love- but a passion for life. a purpose. the both were idealistic and had a zest for the power that politics and activism had for contributing to life- to make a difference. dont you remember the scene towards the end, when he has finally been "awakened" again to himself, and he reads the letters that his constituents have written to him, that he FINALLY SEES THEM? not as hallucinations- but as people. he is touched by them. it is no longer a job that he can go thru blindly anymore, just for the political power and fame. he can no longer go thru life, "dead" or numb. this is the 'dead' that is awakened in him- thus "waking the dead."
i thought this movie was fantastic how it took you through the process of his journey back to himself. just great.

look beyond the obvious
people, people. look beyond the obvious. this isnt a love story. it isnt a ghost story. it isnt a story about politics. it is a story about waking what lies dead inside of us. it isnt about the love he had for her dying- it is about what was awake and alive in him- what she had awakened in him when they met- not love- but a passion for life. a purpose. the both were idealistic and had a zest for the power that politics and activism had for contributing to life- to make a difference. dont you remember the scene towards the end, when he has finally been "awakened" again to himself, and he reads the letters that his constituents have written to him, that he FINALLY SEES THEM? not as hallucinations- but as people. he is touched by them. it is no longer a job that he can go thru blindly anymore, just for the political power and fame. he can no longer go thru life, "dead" or numb. this is the 'dead' that is awakened in him- thus "waking the dead."
i thought this movie was fantastic how it took you through the process of his journey back to himself. just great.