![]() ![]() “Mommy got sick, and it happened just like that. It is assembled on the future possibility of love – and our necessary investment as human beings to the nature of hope. ![]() Our protagonists will not meet during the course of the film. This aspect is what makes this tale unique in the pantheon of romantic comedies. A lot of listeners are touched by Sam’s story – and so is Annie – who starts a crusade to get to meet Sam in person. She’s a reporter in Baltimore and has, recently gotten engaged to Walter – a perfectly good man, but she is not in love with him. The host – after finding out that Sam doesn’t sleep and stares out at the skies at night – baptizes him “Sleepless in Seattle.” Annie Reed is listening in on the call. Concerned about his dad’s melancholia, Jonah calls in to a talk-radio show and forces his Sam to open up to the on-air psychologist. The movie follows Sam who has recently lost his wife and is now a single father to eight-year old Jonah. ![]() The pandemic has made this film particularly evocative. I’m happy to report that “Sleepless in Seattle” is good medicine – and I found Sam’s journey from grief to resolving to move forward stirring. Since my soul – like everyone else’s – has taken a beating lately, I decided a week of movies with romance in them would be good. Full disclosure, the misanthrope in me has been reluctant to fully embrace this movie. Then, after a while I won’t have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breathe in and out… and, then after a while, I won’t have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while,” says Sam in “Sleepless in Seattle.” I immediately sat up when I heard those words while I found myself recently watching this 27 year-old film I hadn’t seen since it’s release. “Well, I’m gonna get out of bed every morning… breathe in and out all day long. ![]()
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