The Beach

The Beach

so, this is another one directed by Danny Boyle, and based on a book by Alex Garland...yet another book on my impossibly long list of books to read.
Main character is Richard, played by Leonardo Dicaprio. Now, Richard went to...Tailand I think (yah, I know, I butchered that country's name) to escape I guess you could say...trying to find himself.
He comes accross this guy in a hotel, who gives him a map to basically the best island ever, except in slightly more intelligent phrasing.
So, Richard hooks up with another couple ans they go to this island.
As promised, the beach they find is paradise, with a small community of people living there who are sick of the worlds bullshit.
And that's where I'll stop...
I think the movie was trying to prove a point about people being consumers something like that...but I thought they spent too much time setting it up.
A big chunk of the movie was just showcasing the fantastic life that those who live on the beach lead. And that can work with some movies, but if your goig to spend that much time building a setting up like that, you have to really fuck it up ans tear it apart afterwards to make it affective...and this one didn't.
It did prove that there is really no such thing as a flawless paradise. Someone will always be unhappy, someone will always want something they can't have. It's human nature. When Richard is going back to the main land he collects some of the most outrageous requests for things to bring back from people...who aren't happy with civilization, yet still dependant and craving what it produces :/
I think you pretty much conclude that it's impossible to achieve paradise, because anytime you find one, basically the presence of a human being transforms the paradise into something selfish and unpure...what else is new?
Anyway, this movie really wasn't as bad as I was expecting...saying that, it wasn't good either...it was okay, entertaining...
most people I have talked to have read the book though, so my opinion on it may change once I read the book...maybe I'll realize it had way more potential? I'm not sure...

6.5/10