Film- Garden State

Another not-so-new film, but one of my all time favourites that I watched again recently and remembered how good it was! Zach Braff's dysfunctional character, Andrew, comes off medication for the first time after coming home for his Mother's funeral. A series of wacky situations (including this image above of the shirt made for Andrew by a relative out of offcuts from his mother's 'gorgeous' design) lead Andrew to discover what life is about now that he is no longer numbed by drugs. Visually, there are many strong images in the film, including the rich friend who has an enourmous house empty of furniture signifying his empty existance dispite the wealth (the old chestnut 'money can't buy you happinness'). I like the simplicity of the story- it allows the imagery and soundtrack to paint the picture of Andrew's personal journey, which I think is relevant to everyone and the way they live their lives.