I just watched Leroy die in The Mexican, a box office failure with Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. One of those movies that never managed to break the bank at the ticket office, but a movie that is rich in character and wisdom. And full of little vignettes about what life is for any one of us.
Leroy you see, started it off by asking Julia a question about love. Up to that time in the movie she was convinced that she new exactly what she wanted. But when Leroy asked her about love, she could not find what she was looking for.
And thus we find the reason why Leroy is such an important character of this story. What Leroy so aptly open for discussion is when is enough, and he does so by asking her about love. Leroy is shot soon after he caught the frantic character, played by the inimitable Julia Roberts, speechless with his Catch 22 about love.
If you look at everything else in the movie you will see how each of the characters play out this eternal question in how they act on their fundamental belief about love. It also shows how we change our fundamental belief to the situation at hand.
In my own point of view I think the movie provides us with enough understanding to allow us to grow in our own perception of love, and although everyone dies in the end it is precisely that change in perception that makes it all right.
It’s definitely worth a watch, even if you’ve seen it before. If you consider the money that you’ll pay to buy the DVD, and you weigh it against the value you’d get in the lesson about love its a steal at the price. Order yours here.
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