Wednesday, June 13, 2007

My Big Chill

I see that there are plans to remake the 80's yuppie classic film, The Big Chill. The remake will be updated and have a Black cast.
That film was huge in the 80's. If you are unfamiliar with the plot: seven college friends reunite over a weekend at the funeral of a friend. As they get reacquainted, they become introspective about how their lives turned out.

I can't think of much more unpleasant than reflecting on how I wanted/expected my life to turn out and where I am ending up... especially with my high school friends.
In high school, like I assume most kids, I had an idea of where I wanted to go in my life and it, in no way, seemed unrealistic. Since that time, I have had more jarring twisted turns than I planned for. Some goals changed. Some dreams had to be abandoned.

This upcoming remake of The Big Chill will take the 90's as the era in which the characters bonded. That puts them approximately at my age. I know people my age are supposed to be at a stage in life where we feel comfortable, accomplished, and optimistic.
I will admit that a sense of comfortability is setting in, but I still don't want to look into the face of abandoned hopes that a younger self held dear.

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