A couple of days ago, I happened upon a blog writer named Russel. He writes two blogs, one is the reviews of upcoming and past movies and the other is a review of customer service in Victoria, British Columbia. I sat up one night, browsing through all of the movie trailers that he had posted on his blog and came across the trailer to One Week. This movie is one one that I wanted to see when I first heard about it. Never had the opportunity to sit down with it though. That is, until last night.
I’ve seen previews for this film. I’ve watched interviews with George Strombolopolous and Joshua Jackson. Nothing compares to sitting down, either by yourself or with a loved one, and watching this movie. If you are Canadian, watch this movie. If you’re not Canadian, it doesn’t matter. This film, is about inspiration. This film is about love and this film is not about a man dying of cancer. (If I’ve already convinced you of watching this movie, be warned, there may be a spoiler or two in this post. Nothing serious, but just to warn you.)
Recently, I’ve been feeling like inspiration is something that you shouldn’t wait for. It’s not running around in this world looking for you. Just so that you can take a picture of it and slap it in a magazine. You can’t step in to your backyard and expect to find brilliance. Well, maybe you can, but you still have to go outside and look for it. To quote the narrator of the film:
What would you do if you knew you only had one day, or one week, or one month to live. What life boat would you grab on to? What secret would you tell? What band would you see? What person would you declare your love to? What wish would you fulfil? What exotic locale would you fly to for coffee? What book would you write?
Would you go out and look for your inspiration? The thing that makes you tick? This movie made me want to buy a motorcycle (and travel east) but it also made me want to do so much more. Life is for living in the now. What better way to live it then to do what you love? This isn’t a movie review, although I do rate it highly. This is a statement that everyone, regardless of age or occupation, should see their goals completed, their dreams fulfilled, and grab their life boat. One more thing to wrap this up, one last quote from this movie:
To strive, to seek, to find,
and not to yield.
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