well, the things is i love this movie. it'll always have this special place in me that will supersede any movie, even those with all the special effects (*cough*star wars*cough*).

why?

because it's so simple. yet... not.

we have a whole story that revolves around Lelaina, Troy, Sammy, Vicky and Michael. Lelaina, being the batch valedictorian naturally dreams of making something of herself and tries to overachieve, while the slacker/tortured genius Troy acts as her perfect foil, grounding her everytime.

this is one of the movies that have influenced me greatly. seeing it again brings a lot of introspection.. (it doesn't help that it's a love story, too). Oh, and yeah, this was Ben Stiller's directorial debut, btw.

See? i'm so overwhelmed that this whole entry looks like it was written by a four year old! (GAWD!!! WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?!)

whatever. my fave lines are below:

one:

Lelaina:: I just don’t understand why things just can’t go back to normal at the end of the half hour like on the Brady Bunch or something.

Troy:: Well, ‘cause Mr. Brady died of AIDS. Things don’t turn out like that.

Lelaina:: I was really gonna be something by the age of 23.

Troy:: Honey, the only thing you have to be by the age of 23 is yourself.

Lelaina:: I don’t know who that is anymore.

Troy:: I do. And we all love her. I love her. She breaks my heart again and again but I love her