This movie is good and has a very strong meaning of commitment and desire to want something. The narrator and main character of the movie, has read a book and wants to find the author. This book seems to obviously have a lot of meaning to the narrator. The book was written in 1972, and at this time I personally believe the narrator went through a life changing experience or something. The narrator constantly searches for answers on the author of the Stones of Summer. The narrator seems very sincere in his words he uses while narrating, and seems to very well educated. He looks through book reviews back from 72 and can only find one. He writes emails online to people, blogs to see if anyone has ever read the book, yet fails to really find anyone who has actually read it. The narrator found one person who was sitting next to a person who carries the book around everywhere with her, but that was the end of the lead. Next he sends the book to an old friend from Iowa, who he hasn't seen in ten years. But his friend writes back with finding and leading to nothing once again. The author tells a little about his life back in 1972, when the book was first written, when he talks with his mother but nothing that really gives a purpose to why he really wants to meet this author. He says he had pneumonia for about 6 weeks, and during this period he read a lot. His mother also said he was a very likable, sociable person.
Then the narrator of the film goes back into the search of the author of Stones of Summer, and it really is almost inspiring how much desire he has put into finding this author. He is determined and comes up with a plan to find the author. The narrator also wants to find out why after writing such a great book, that the author didn't write another one. Yet many of the critics and people, the narrator interviews during the film say that many authors do this. Some authors have so much success that it makes them stop. The others have complete failure and commit suicide. I personally believe it takes much effort to write a book that other people will like not just something you the writer like. You have to take a look on how other people will or would perceive your book and that is very difficult for authors to do. However when books do become successful an author may become shocked and lead to basically just giving up. sometimes success is always what people want they want the message to get across. Gone with the Wind's author was the only book she wrote. That is amazing to me that how something so famous, could only have one book.
This film is very interesting and shows how determination is sometimes all you need to finally get something you want. We have only watched till the end of part one, but I feel the narrator will defiantly find the author. he has talked with the original critic and has some other leads and letters that come in the mail, to help on his quest. he has informed a lot of people about his quest and a lot of people seem interested but the book is his main drive and keeps him going on and on.
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