Starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried
A middle-aged couple find themselves stuck in older bodies when they feel young at heart. They attempt to counter this feeling by befriending a couple of twenty-somethings and changing their lifestyles to match that of their new found friends.
Having a familiarity with directer Noah Baumbach's work, I find that this is his most relatable, coherent and well thought out film to date. While his other films are plagued with characters who are depressed about where their life is at, yet refuse to try to change it, the characters in this film do the opposite.
Brilliantly comparing and contrasting the lives of the two generations, displayed for the audience is a showcase of situations in which we can see a little of ourselves and laugh together at how ridiculous we all really are.
What is surprising to me is the very rarely untold side of "millennials" which is the generations desire to connect face-to-face with people. Portrayed by the indie film industries go-to guy, Adam Driver, the aspiration to experience life without a screen in front of him is a refreshing change from the overplayed, long running joke that all young people are drones completely content with texting someone in the same room rather than speaking with them in person.
Engaging and honest, "While We're Young" is a movie that I feel is relatable for anyone over the age of twenty-one. It has a sense of maturity and reverence that is often lost in a film that compares generations and a necessary self-deprecating humor that enforces the fact that we're all just humans trying to live our lives.
My Rating: 9/10
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