Parenthood

I thought I would really reach back for this one. Joaquin Phoenix back when he was still going by the name Leaf Phoenix. I remember thinking, even way back then, that he was really really talented. I loved this movie. I thought there were some really profound ideas, and it was so wonderfully written. I love ensemble pieces like that, and good ones, the kind where you love the characters so much you wish you were part of their crazy world. The true magic of movies, in my opinion, is when you forget you are watching a movie, and you think you are actually somehow involved in these the lives of these characters, and that is what this movie did to me. It did make me a bit sad though, for Rick Moranis, who was so good in this, but then did all those "honey I shrunk the kids" sequels etc....It was good to see this one again.