I watched Anything Else last night, since it was the latest thing to arrive from dvdflix.ca. The movie had been totally hyped as a Jason Biggs movie (think American Pie), and I really can’t stand Christina Ricci – so I didn’t have huge hopes for it.
Someone neglected to mention along the way, however, that it’s a Woody Allen film, so I was delightfully surprised at the quirkiness – that is, once I figured out what the hell was going on.
The whole premise of the title for the movie is that Jason Biggs’ character is really codependent, and is going through a life changing period. At the end of the movie, he condenses his story into one really profound sentence to a cab driver, and the driver responds “It’s like Anything Else” – meaning as traumatic as life seems, it’s really quite ordinary, and it just keeps going on.
I found that to be a powerful message at this point, considering I’m going through my own changes (though without the painful codependence thing) – and really, it reminded me that I have been here before, and will probably make it back again, and it is like anything else. A day is really just another day.
My question to you: do you find that message promising or defeatist? Discuss.
A bit of both, to be honest. I tend to be highly optimistic when evaluating my life, and the events that grind us down. Tend to, but that’s not always the case. My recent posts about my bank and my cervix are examples of this.
Just another day. Hmm. True, but then.. I tend to rejoice in the little things throughout my day, and to say “just another day” feels like it’s belittling those experiences, those little things that make every moment different. Even the bad ones are unique.
I guess I find that statement more defeatist than promising.