Ref: Mulhern
#10 Beginners
"Are we married yet?" asks adorable dog Arthur of owner Oliver. Alas, Arthur, if only it were that easy. Hal was married once, but his life didn't have any vigor. It was only after he began again that he was able to find really meaningful love and a new zest for living.
We see this film's characters as beginners in different ways throughout the non-linear story: Hal/Andy and Oliver/Anna begin to know each other as romantic partners; Hal begins anew as an active and proud member of the gay community; Oliver begins to experience a world without both his parents; Anna begins to reimagine her role in her complicated relationship with her father; Arthur begins his new life with Oliver (sustaining some separation anxiety from his past). It's a testament to the strong storytelling that these beginnings and snippets of experience are exactly what help the movie feel complete.
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