The subject today is the movie Celeste & Jesse Forever. Personally, I adore this movie and I strongly urge you to watch it. Like, I love this movie. The story is about a couple of best friends (played by Rashida Jones & Andy Samberg) who are getting a divorce and going through the process of realizing they need to let go of each other. However, like most of my favorite movies, there's an underlying and more significant purpose to the story. In this case, there was an unexpected self vs. self conflict. Aside from the unraveling of this relationship, the more focal story is of a person who has subconsciously perceived herself as superior to everyone in the world; someone who feeds off of being right or being smarter and better than everybody else and as a result ends up very alone and trapped in her own superiority complex to the point of madness.
To be transparent, I think one of the reasons I loved this movie so much was because I saw many traits of myself in Celeste as she experienced herself and realized just what she was doing. I can admit that I do put myself in the sort of bubble of 'I'm smarter and more deserving than everyone around me' and I think (or at least hope) that a lot of you do, too. If not, then I'm just a complete douche bag. I think that is the most important part of films: when through a story, you are shown a truth about yourself, the people around you, or the human experience as a whole.
Which leads me to the fact that Rashida Jones is queen. The story was co-written by Queen Jones. She has said that she wrote the character of Celeste by magnifying her own worst traits. I love that she was able to put a piece of herself into this work and in doing so could make someone like me feel a lot more human. I want to hug Rashida Jones. (I've decided she's my real mom and no one can convince me otherwise.) Also, it's really well written and more complex than the plot presented, which is my favorite in movies. AND it's the perfect type of funny, dry humor and just great. Rashida Jones is a genius and I want to be her when I grow up. Also, there are some really well shot frames that make a film nerd like me go into frenzy. Wow, reading this over, I did indeed get a little carried away. But, honestly just frickin' watch this movie. You will not regret it and, yes, it is on netflix. Here is the movie trailer.
I leave you with a picture of Rashida and her greatness.
