Sideways (2004)
Directed and Co-Written by: Alexander Payne
Won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and nominated for 4 more.
One of them is an unsuccessful writer, a wine aficionado - and he is divorced, depressed and probably is also going through mid-life crisis. It's very moving, what happens to him by the end of the film - his book gets passed on, by every publishing house and he loses hope on life, he thinks that he's not good enough. By the end of the film, when he recieves the voice note by Maya - that she enjoyed reading the book and she acknowledges what he went through in life. I felt so good for him in that moment - this is what he wanted to hear from somebody, someone acknowledging him putting out all his deep vulnerabilities. I thought he'd cry listening to that.
Some jokes land very well, my favorite one was the title of his book and Maya's reaction to it. Moments like these set up the mood for a large chunk of the film. The film is not only funny in the literal sense, but it's also the tonality which keeps a smile on our face even when there are no jokes - like Little Things does. The hopeful, laidback music too adds to the tone of the film. This is a film that I really enjoyed, in spite of not getting to think much about what the film wanted to say - of course it talks about a lot of things, but I was just in the moment while watching the film.
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