Recently, Parita made me watch It's Kind of Funny Story... it took us a span of 3 weeks to actually watch the whole movie together (thanks to school) but now it's definitely added to my list of favourite movies.
It follows Craig (Keir Gilchrist... who I've developed a crush on after watching the movie), a teenager with suicidal thoughts. When these thoughts catch up on him, he visits a hospital for a quick fix of medication to help him overcome these thoughts, but instead ends up getting admitted to the psychiatric ward of the hospital for 5 day stay. The movie follows his stay at the ward and his interactions with the rest of the patients, in particular Bobby (Zach Galifianakis) and Noelle (Emma Roberts).
Bobby: "You're cool. You're smart. You're talented. You have a family that loves you. You know what I would do just to be you for just a day? I would, I would do so much. I would, I don't know, I'd just... I'd just live. Like it meant something."
The story proves to be an eye-opener.... Yeah, there are horrible things that happen in life and yeah, it sucks! But at the end of the day, there are things that we ignore and the things we take for granted. We often fail to look at the worst situations through a positive perspective and to use it as a learning experience. The one thing I fell in love with throughout the movie, other than how cute Keir Gilchrist's character and Solomon, was the friendship between Bobby and Craig and their moments together.
Bobby to Craig: "Babe, you can't live your life in fear. You're gonna end up like Muqtada, or worse - me."
Bobby: "That's the part where you go, 'Hey, Bobby, your life's not that bad.'"
I have a good feeling that the movie will leave a smile on many once they finish watching it. It may be a predictable ending but it's the moments in the movie that are worth waiting for and figuring out the reason as to why you're smiling at the end of the movie.
Craig: Okay, I know you're thinking, "What is this? Kid spends a few days in the hospital and all his problems are cured?" But I'm not. I know I'm not. I can tell this is just the beginning. I still need to face my homework, my school, my friends. My dad. But the difference between today and last Saturday is that for the first time in a while, I can look forward to the things I want to do in my life. Bike, eat, drink, talk. Ride the subway, read, read maps. Make maps, make art. Finish the Gates application. Tell my dad not to stress about it. Hug my mom. Kiss my little sister. Kiss my dad. Make out with Noelle. Make out with her more. Take her on a picnic. See a movie with her. See a movie with Aaron. Heck, see a movie with Nia. Have a party. Tell people my story. Volunteer at 3 North. Help people like Bobby. Like Muqtada. Like me. Draw more. Draw a person. Draw a naked person. Draw Noelle naked. Run, travel, swim, skip. Yeah, I know it's lame, but, whatever. Skip anyway. Breathe... Live.
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