I watched The Hours again tonight for the first time in years (usage of the phrase "in years" really means I'm getting kind of old..hah). Anyways.. it is such an amazing movie! It's my mother's favorite film, but I don't think I totally understood why when I first saw it years ago. Now I entirely do. I can't really remember when I first saw the film... probably at least 5 years ago. Terrible I know, but I didn't know who Virginia Woolf was at the time. I remember reading Mrs Dalloway last year, and all of a sudden as I was reading it, it clicked that this was the book from The Hours.
Virginia Woolf's works are difficult, but they truly capture the depth of life far more beautifully than almost anything I've read, and I would easily say The Hours follows suit. After watching it again tonight I can say with out a doubt that it is one of the best movies I've seen. I could sit here and describe all the reason why this movie is a cut above the rest, but trying to describe art just diminishes it's worth (Ahh..we're getting at the title of my blog there a bit). So all I can say is if you haven't seen this movie, go watch it, and if you haven't read any of Virginia Woolf's works, go read one. You might have to push your way through it, but it's worth the fight, I promise.
