Vancouver, British Columbia, July 2008"Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in." --Ricky Fitts played by Wes Bentley, American Beauty, 1999
The dumpster above reminded me of one of the most memorable, beautiful and profound movie clips I've ever seen. I was in high school when American Beauty came out. I watched it at home with my brother since we didn't see it in the theater. Back then, I was a lot younger (obviously), vibrant, creative and a lot more "artsy" than I am now. So fresh and brimming with excitement for what I was going to become in the world. It seems time and life has a way of numbing all those firing synapses. It's too bad, really. But I know it doesn't have to be that way.
Likewise, a friend of mine recently enrolled in a book making class saying, "I wanted to do some creative stuff with my hands again..." Yes, he too felt the pull of his creative roots and decided to do something about it before it got buried by the weight of work, family and everything else in life.
To my disappointment, the "Embed" function from the best YouTube clip of this scene from American Beauty has been disabled so I can't embed it here, but you can still watch it by clicking on the hyperlink. I love this scene. Others may think it's completely out there or too fartsy...but I still love it.
(At the time of this post, the linked clip does not contain any violence, nudity or graphic nature of that sort.)
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