About Time

Yep, it's a 5. This movie reminds me of a book I read long ago when I was young(er)= Be Here Now. The lesson taught was to--as much as possible--cherish each moment of the life we have. This movie exemplifies that philosophy so well. I will sleep well tonight--and tomorrow I will stop to smell the roses.

This has to be one of my most favorite movies of all time! I love acting, I love the unique theme, and most of all I love how this movie inspires me to live each day with intention!!! Highly recommend!!!!

I watch this over and over, the messages, the music, the feelz. Gives me hope for the future.

Is peace different in an altered time or place? One lesson learned in "About Time" is to enjoy the moment, that is, to live as if you came back to this day from the future to sustain despite all of its chaos. Wise tradition has always taught us that the special place, the meeting of a future lover, for instance, would be determined by fate intertwined to the people involved-their choices; the love invested on this other person.Tim Lake(Domhnall Gleeson) has this displacement occur, very suddenly, as he is young, and it overwhelms him. Tim can also travel back in time. His first crush, or heart interest is Charlotte, a friend of Tim's sister Kit Kat(for Kaitlyn). Charlotte(Margot Robbie) remains youthful and all the advances are threaded gingerly but innocently. Charlotte has one idea, and being revisited, in time, has yet, another plan. There is maturity steeped in Tim's ability to go into a closed closet and employ time-travel. Charlotte has taught Tim that although Tim is righteous and seeks love and marriage, the 'special person'-the one on the other side of the play jig may have fickle daydreams and unachievable steadfastness as a dimension.Tim's family lives in Cornwall and are upper class, and live off of a lake, in a large home. The Lake family are all imbued with a special nurturing, that humility which seeks wisdom about the sanctity of other people. As a result, Tim's father James Lake(Bill Nighy) is able to make understood that: "...all men in the (Lake) family have an ability to time travel." James also makes Tim understand that any ethereal joy must come from quality pursuits and mindful ambitions.Kit Kat, Tim's sister is awesome too. She makes errors but she has maturity even as a party girl. Mary Lake, Tim's mother is strong but whimsical, and forwards comments that are brash but inclusive, and especially these ideas are supportive. The real histrionics come from Mary(Rachel McAdams) the girl that Tim loses because of his prioritized time-traveling. These sequences pose a question over sound conventions; How much does circumstance control inevitableness, or who we become?There's a strange mood of separation, a sterility; these are the same people but some don't know Tim, really-are these unprecedented attitudes or possessed beings? There is a brilliant single stroke mantra piano tune, 'Spiegel Im Spiegel' (mirror in the mirror) by Arvo Part, which accompanies this bicameral adventure, of connecting points of ambiguous denouments. Be very careful, do not listen to 'Spiegel Im Spiegel' if you are a depressive. This simple tuneful repeat will overcome your lungs with heaving, aching, chasms. When going down this mournful lonesome hallway the whole of the movie is collected in this guiding track-this penchant for living through one another or in shifted states in obsessive handyman tailoring is a sifting of casual sensebilities.Mary and Tim play off each other cathartically so that we are engrossed in a suspense ethos of first love being wrought in worry, in deliberation. Is it possible that the wrong thing said or implied could ruin this romance? If looking on, living a fantasy in your head, or if your like Tim, have real people to love, to negotiate with, then haven't "About Time's" concluding altruisms always been known to us? Frantically culling our sensations to be rid of distractions."About Time" has actors from all different English speaking countries. It was directed by Richard Curtis, and, if you liked 'Spiegel Im Spiegel' there is a classical music CD titled 'Echoes Of Time' featuring violinist Lisa Batiashvili. This has 'Spiegel Im Spiegel' as well as other melancholic ruminations and a moody nocturne by Shostakovich and it also has the V&V by Giya Kancheli.

This is a great movie that makes you think about your life sincerely. You see your life as full of loves and joys with your loved ones. Ironically, the main character realized that timetravel is not necessary to live a full of life.

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Loved this rom com

This is an extraordinary little gem of a movie, with sweetness and charm to spare. Sparkling from a quirky center, it showcases the best of our emotional range, mostly those involving the different kinds of love, beginning and ending with a great romance. All of the people are lovely human beings, and the closest thing to a bad guy really isn't that bad at all. The odd plot itself doesn't spend anytime setting itself up. After a very brief introduction through which we get an overview of how idyllic family life is, we drop into a huge New Year's Eve party. The narrator -- the romantically awkward young man, Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) -- flubs the New Year's kiss that clearly hurts the young woman he happens to be standing next to at the countdown. The next day, Tim is called by his gentle dad (the always appealing Bill Nighy) to reveal a big secret. The secret was that all the men in the family could travel back in time. There was no further explanation for this ability, and no details were provided as to how many generations this went on, or who discovered it or who bestowed it on them, or why the women don't have the gift, and so on. The filmmakers simply set the odd cornerstone in place, and got the story started. And the thing is, what followed was so lovely, it didn't matter one bit that the details were left out.Tim's dad warns him away from the pursuit of money. Dad, himself, used his extra time to read all of the best novels -- all of Dickens THREE TIMES, he says -- and recommends he use the gift to pursue what would satisfy him most. Tim decides he'd use it to find real romantic love. You'd think by looking at Tim that this was going to be about this awkward young adult getting into goofy situations and using this gift in slapdash ways that were sitcom comical. But it does not go that way at all. To Gleeson's credit, he evolves convincingly from this gangly youth to a solid young man, always aiming from a clear emotional center. After an accidental meeting, he takes particular aim at Mary, a woman as transparent and uncluttered in her affections as he is, and perfectly embodied by Rachel McAdams. Her smile alone launches a thousand good emotions, so it's easy to buy into the chemistry she and Gleeson have. There are warm, humorous exchanges between them that feel breezy, which made it a sheer joy to watch their affections for one another grow. They seem to deserve the best and they get it.They successfully build on what they find in each other, showing the good life as a progression of love itself. Nothing else matters without it, and every scene in some way embodies that theme. Basically it shows that a good life is the consequence of sharing oneself with others. While there were aspects that remind us of a romantic comedy, the comedy was understated, like what would come about from good conversation and a warm heart.That time-travel element in this film is at times left behind as the story moves forward, and you almost forget about it. Tim uses the odd talent rarely, and always toward some greater good, for himself or someone else he loves or respects. And that's what's really appealing about this movie, in that everyone seems to be already full of what's necessary for living, without hangups, and therefore seem to have a lot to give to others. In other words, the plot uses all of the best features inherent in human nature, traits we all have to some degree, and the film reaffirms belief in them. Time travel is just a means to actualize these emotions, and toward the end, it's brought back a time or two almost to consciously remind us that this is where it all started. By that time, you're already so caught up in the plain pleasure of it all, you almost forget the quirky center.After renting this, I thought about this movie for days, and each time I thought of it, I felt good all over again. There were moments that were deeply moving, other parts that had me beaming with joy. I knew I had to have this to watch again and again. It's uplifting; it's life affirming; it accentuates our better natures. This is highly recommended for what ails you.That is, if anything ails you. If not, you'll still love it._____________________________________________________________________________________________