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Our Burden Is Light (2000)
What an incredible movie
I haven't seen something this thought provoking or deep in a long time. I felt like I was watching an intelligent French or Italian film rather than an American film. I felt like it was a poetic parable like jaunt into modern day life that captured a time period in our culture and our world. I fell in love with the characters. They were all so flawed, yet so easily empathized with, like they were all struggling to find meaning in a harsh world where everyone is a critic and everyone else thinks they know what's best for a person. I really connected with the theme of forgiveness being an important step to moving on and especially the theme of forgetting parts of ourselves may help us remember who we really are. What an accomplishment. Kudos to the director for taking on such a philosophical task and to tell the story so richly with vivid images, beautifully framed shots, excellent art direction and fine music. Wow! Don't miss it.