The movie…

So, Constance, I am not at all a Jack Nicholson fan…if you have read here long I am certain that would not be a surprise! LOL!

I am also not a Helen Hunt fan…nothing at all like how I feel regarding Jack Nicholson, I just never clicked with her, or her movies.  She did a movie in our town, when she was just a girl, and that whole phenomenon was interesting, but…meh.

In spite of that, I have loved the movie “As Good As It Gets” since the day it was released.

I have watched this movie at least 5 times, and maybe more…it is 17 years old!!

For me to watch a movie more times than once, it has to be special to me, and there are films I regularly re-watch.  But I cannot predict them, or decide. Some are just calling to me over and over, and most never do.  The Sound of Music…My Fair Lady…Music Man…Clint Eastwood movies (only some)…Babette’s Feast…The Fisher King…and some others.

But this one, well, it is just impossible for me to not watch it when it is on, and I have never ever been able to figure out why I like it so.

Until this year.

I recorded it onto the DVR about a month ago, and decided to save it and watch it first thing, early in the morning on my birthday, alone while my darling slept.  And this year…I finally got it.

It’s theme is redemption, transformation, transition, and love and grace win the day over alienation and loneliness.

Usually there is a character I relate to, and I know it.  But in this movie, until just now, I didn’t know which character I related to cus I disliked them all (while loving their journey and blooming)…

But this year?  I get it.

It is Carol the waitress…she is me.
It is Simon the artist…he is me.
It is Melvin the writer…he is me.

Plus it has Van Morrison music!

As Good As It Gets…there is a never ending never running out supply of good, when we allow ourselves to connect and love, and receive and give…

…and above all, just accept others.

I think it is a living parable that speaks out Micah 6:8.

Thanks to all the creators of this amazing piece of art…I am ever in your debt.

Love, Charissa