A very good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, first of all, it's a real shame that, in 50 years from now, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will be mostly remembered for ‘Titanic’ when, in fact, this movie was actually so much more interesting in my opinion. Indeed, they both gave some great performances and the directing was really solid as well. I have to admit it though, it is a more psychological movie and nothing much really happen throughout the whole thing. To make things worse, it was also difficult to feel sorry for these characters who were so gorgeous and healthy and yet they were completely unable to appreciate the life they had. Still, I thought it was quite fascinating to see this couple who was convinced that they were heading towards a great future but ended up like any other average couple which was something that none of them could accept. Of course, we will never know for sure if their trip to Paris would have been helpful or not but I seriously doubt it. Eventually, this movie is one of the greatest example of one of the biggest misconceptions in our Western culture. Indeed, around the 50’s and 60’s, we started to believe that we should make sure that we get a great career and a great life in a general. However, it is just a big illusion as most of us will end up with an average job at best and 99% of us will end up having a rather ordinary life after all. In this case, this man and this woman just couldn’t handle this fact and, instead of accepting the truth, they drove each other miserable and this whole process was just quite fascinating to behold. Anyway, to conclude, even though this movie seems to be already forgotten by now, I thought it was a really strong drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.