Please stand by deviates from the typical movie by telling a story. Instead of using a basic formula of dangers or enemies this movie flows much in the same way that real life can.
Much like movies people are often seen as being simple, and easy to categorize. Because this movie breaks those bonds and steps outside of the lines portraying a person rather than a caricature it would seem not everyone gets it. Scenes such as the mugging are rather telling. The ipod has more value, but the notebook is a coping tool she needs that would have no real value to anyone else.
So many movies seem to portray a fairy tale where everything is perfect or becomes perfect. Please stand by shows a struggle with deeper meaning meant for a thinking audience with much less flash. Pieces seem to fit together much like a puzzle showing deeper themes right down to the man in the hospital talking about his father.
I watched it with a friend, and at the end she said "It's a shame she didn't win, but it's good because it's more realistic that way." My reply was that she didn't win the contest, but she won everything else. After her experience her sister managed enough trust to let her hold the baby, and she herself found enough trust to be able to touch her sister. Others reading the script actually began understanding some of the connections. The "speck of light" was just trying to find a place where she belonged. Sometimes the journey really is about the destination.
Much like movies people are often seen as being simple, and easy to categorize. Because this movie breaks those bonds and steps outside of the lines portraying a person rather than a caricature it would seem not everyone gets it. Scenes such as the mugging are rather telling. The ipod has more value, but the notebook is a coping tool she needs that would have no real value to anyone else.
So many movies seem to portray a fairy tale where everything is perfect or becomes perfect. Please stand by shows a struggle with deeper meaning meant for a thinking audience with much less flash. Pieces seem to fit together much like a puzzle showing deeper themes right down to the man in the hospital talking about his father.
I watched it with a friend, and at the end she said "It's a shame she didn't win, but it's good because it's more realistic that way." My reply was that she didn't win the contest, but she won everything else. After her experience her sister managed enough trust to let her hold the baby, and she herself found enough trust to be able to touch her sister. Others reading the script actually began understanding some of the connections. The "speck of light" was just trying to find a place where she belonged. Sometimes the journey really is about the destination.