"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve."
In all possible sense, I find this film really moving. I don't know, but it just cut through what I am today. The realization of what life is, doesn't matter in the slightest ways.
What is "REASON"?
The film started awkwardly, as I find it because you know the typical films as I have watched. It is divided it into four sections where the story was exclaimed perfectly.
SETTING. CONFLICT. CLIMAX. RESOLUTION.
Setting. Like in the process of writing a summary, I find this better to explain my point of view. Setting, this is where the story starts, when and where it happened. It's plainly the introduction of the whole story. In Blue Like Jazz, we find the protagonist, Don, upbringing his church life and readying himself to go to college.
Conflict. This is where Don's whole world goes upside down left and right all over. The thing is that, his dad, who likes jazz, paid for his college in Portland(Reed College). But he tried to refuse this offer since he has a scholarship from doing church work. When he finds out that his mother is committing adultery with the youth pastor, he actually takes the opportunity to escape this problematic life he is in.
Climax. In Reed, he found out how worldly life works. He met this super perfect girl(Penny) who never shared interest in him. He got his freedom. But is he really free? He finds himself doing things he never did as a Christian. He just wanted to escape. He became friends with a lesbo and an atheist, he also tried drinking. So in short, he was really opened to the world and its desires. And he was embracing it so easily.
Resolution. He finds himself lost. But then, he realized things after he attended an atheist book review, DOES GOD EXIST. He tried to ask a question to a writer, something like "how do you find meaning?" (as far as I remember). Where the writer told him to find a dictionary to find meaning. He then, realized things he was doing. Like yeah, I wouldn't want to spoil the whole movie to you( haha :)) ).
MY REALIZATION.
One thing stuck in my mind:
"Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself."
Two things. Is that something for the better or for the worst. We always have a choice. We always have to make the right choice. To choose what to believe in.
"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve."
God didn't resolve? I don't see how God resolves my problems but I know, escaping and interfering with His plan ruins the better ending we might have.
"Fear isn't only a guide to keep us safe; it's also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life."
So let go of the fear, and just stand firm with God.
Seriously Thinking,
Author Known :))
