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Today has been one of the hottest days of the 2011 year, and it is predicted to be just as hot for the next week. So I am going to take this opportunity to write about a film that I have watched many times. The Weather Man, it's a fantastic but under rated Nick Cage film that I am not sure many people have seen.
It's a rather unique style of film. It's grey and bleak throughout, and the smallest amounts of very dry humour from both Cage and Sir Michael Caine. The main focus is on the relationships the David Spritz (Cage) has with his father (Caine), son and daughter and of course his 'adoring' public.
I love this film for many reasons, and I think it's because it is more like real life then a lot of other dramas you will see on DVD. A person that has been slowly driven down, by the public that don't respect him, a father that puts him down, and most devastating to him, a family that has no need or willingness to accept anything from him. Does that sound bleak enough for you?
I'm sure that a lot of people would see this film as a man torn between work and family life, choosing between the two. But it's not, not really. There are only a couple of situations where he is put in a position to choose, and he always chooses to put his seperated family first.
David Spitz is a man that I do not want to become. Don't get me wrong, I am right with him on wanting a family that love me and respect me. I just do not ever want to be in the situation where I am fighting to bring my family back to me. I have mentioned it in previous blogs, but for me a career is secondary to the rest of your life. It's what enables you to do what you want. I'm by no means saying it's not important, but I will never be the person who lets their career direct their life. It's just not me.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. The Weather Man is a beautifully shot and directed film that you will never get bored of. Issues of rejection, loneliness and life balancing are all addressed in a well scripted, slow burning film that will entertain you and get you to think.