Revolutionary Road - drive carefully!

In the confines of a dark cinema hall, as we watched the “Titanic” sink, never imagined, that this relatively unknown pair, Kate & Leonardo, who stole our hearts & made us believe in love all over again, would come this far!

Thirteen years later, these survivors are paired together again & incredible as it seems, like old wine, they’ve just matured & ripened into such splendid actors.

Take a drive down “Revolutionary Road”: be warned, it will be a rocky, unnerving journey!

The discomfort stems from the fact that on the surface, this is the story of us, of any humdrum, routine couple. But peel away the layers & their simmering frustration & disenchantment, makes for uneasy, but compelling watching.

The duo, played brilliantly by Kate & Leonardo, represent the perfect, ‘chota-sukhi, hum-do-hamare-do’ family – great house, lovely children, respectable job, nice neighborhood …. & yet they feel trapped & compromised!

Here you empathize with them: all of waltz into marriage with stars in our eyes, with that irrational & joyous belief that we are special folks who will be different & make a difference.

The movie explores how April (Kate W) feels trapped by the dullness of domesticity, makes a desperate bid to break free & loses her sanity in the process. Her husband, played by Leonardo, loves her, does resent the life he is leading a bit, but is reconciled to compromising & making a go of it.

Revolutionary Road makes you reflect: on the choices we make in life. It is up to us to find the spark,to keep the dream alive,to enjoy the journey,to make the most of the opportunities that happen our way & to never settle for mediocrity. That interesting life, which is ‘zara hat ke’, is totally possible! Just do it!

I believe ….

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have!