Below The Surface

I have been pondering on a few different theories this past week, and the chain of theories began with me seeing an inspiring film. Last weekend my mother and I went on a mommy daughter date to see The Great Gatsby, and I do have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about it because the novel by Fitzgerald is one of my favorites. However I left all of my fears and judgments at the door when I walked into theater 1, I wanted to see experience the film at face value. I will admit that I cried, and when I walked out of the theater, a man saw my tear stained face and said with a smirk, "You just saw The Great Gatsby" to which I replied indignantly, "NO! I saw Pain and Gain!" (clearly a lie). I have to say though, the imagery was brilliant, the director manages to frame the moving art work perfectly and captures the 20's along with its "flappers" in the perfect light (but I digress, this is not a film review). I walked out feeling inspired, just as I did after the first time I read the book. My spirits were high and I just knew that everyone would love it. HA! My naivety is quite comical I guess you could say. I read a few popular critiques on the film and it seems like the movie is everyone's favorite on screen novel to hate! Generally most people only saw another chick flick, and of course there are those who feel that because DiCaprio is in it, it makes it an automatic chick flick. I disagree, yes on the surface the film is about a man who is madly in love with a woman until it possesses who he is. But on the other hand its about distrust, deception, anger, dreams that will never come to fruition and morality. If we look below the surface of the main story line, we can find much more than a love story. I truly believe that when Fitzgerald wrote the novel he wrote Daisy as a key symbolic character; everyone has a "Daisy". We all have something that we are madly passionate about, the question is, "Am I willing to remold who I am, possibly change my beliefs and recreate my mind to obtain what I want? And is it really worth it?" To some people, those questions are rhetorical, and to others such as the Gatsby character, the answer is simply yes. I always ask myself, "Why am I doing this?" and I'm always stuck with the challenge of figuring out the real reason of why I am motivated to do different things. Perhaps we as humans are just greedy beings with a cup that will never be full, but if that is the case, are we on this planet to only fill our cup? Or are we on this planet to simply learn how to manage a cup that will never be full? Or is our cup already full, and we desire a larger sized cup...perhaps a route 44? (you can laugh) Whichever theory you choose to believe, I simply request one thing, that you look below the surface of what is inside of your cup.

-Stay Inspired