Relative Something

Through the advances of modern technology, my son has been remotely controlling our computer at home to work out the kinks and chaos in our music and movie system. Last I was aware, we were experiencing some problem with lag, causing a movie to play jumpy, in fits and starts. Julian said he would try reloading the application next chance he had.

Days passed and I became distracted. During the week that Cyndie was in Arizona, training with horses, I decided to put on some music while working on a project. As I navigated the menu of the application, I discovered the lag problem appeared to be gone. Curious whether the video portion would also run smooth, I picked a random movie and clicked, “Play.”

It seemed okay. The longer I let the movie run as a test, the more engaged I found myself in the story I had launched. I ended up dropping any thought of my project and, unplanned, sat down and watched the whole movie. Throughout, I kept having the thought that Cyndie would have really enjoyed it. Last night, I got the chance to share the movie with her. I was right. She saw the very same things to like that had caught my attention.

The movie is, “Chaos Theory” (2008, Warner Bros.) with Ryan Reynolds and Emily Mortimer. Three things in particular that I liked: the choices made for casting this movie; the cinematography, for its use of scenery and timely artistic presentation of the subject for certain scenes; and the effective, and very likeable, soundtrack.

The overall story offers additional appeal for me, and I think is accessible enough to work well for a wide range of viewers. There is a twist of primary character that occurs right away that I appreciate, although it actually frustrated me at first. Ironically, I think that is part of the reason I ended up liking it later.

The main character has a bit of an average guy persona initially, then goes through some drama and angst, which speaks pretty universally to the trials and tribulations of any relationship. Ultimately, he finds a way to reconcile himself with his situation, and then offers a wonderfully profound lesson. I wish I had written this…

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…there are few things more chaotic than the beat of a human heart. Speeding up, slowing down, a pretty face, a flight of stairs… It’s always changing depending on what’s happening to us out there. It’s an erratic son of a bitch. But underneath all of that bump-a-ta-bump mess, there is, in fact, a pattern. A truth. And it’s love. The most important thing about love is that we choose to give it… and we choose to receive it. Making it the least random act in the entire universe. It transcends blood, it transcends betrayal, and all the dirt that makes us human.

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LOVE! We can choose to give it, and to receive it. One of the simplest choices amid life’s chaos that we should ever face.