More Confused Young-ish Men

I wanted to add to Miss Mabel's post about Confused Young-ish Men. Along the same theme, there's The Last Kiss, starring Zach Braff, Casey Affleck and Rachel Bilson. The movie shows the problems of several relationships as the guys approach 30. Michael's girlfriend Jenna announces she's pregnant, putting them on the fast track to marriage. But then Michael meets Kim... Besides that, Chris and Lisa can't stop arguing about raising their baby, putting their entire marriage into question. Kenny won't commit to his newest girlfriend, and Izzy won't let go of Ariana. Jenna's parents have their own problems, as well. The key line is that Michael is having a crisis because his life feels way too planned out, as though there will be no more surprises. I'll add that of the 30-ish guys I've polled, this is a common type of crisis. It's a significant movie in the sense that it makes life into art, in a very real and touching way. As an aside, The Last Kiss is a remake of the Italian film, L'Ultimo Bacio.

I'll make another connection that is a little further afield: Vanilla Sky, directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz. Also a remake, of the Spanish film Abre Los Ojos, also starring Cruz. It's a sort of sci-fi/drama/romance/mystery. David Aames seems to have it all, until a car crash changes his life in exceedingly strange ways... But David learns alot about what is important in life, and that comes back to the theme of the movies for Confused Young-ish Men.