Columbus (Movie)

"When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Ind., a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library. As their intimacy develops, Jin and Casey explore both the town and their own conflicted emotions." (Google.com)

To start off this movie is not one that is filled with a lot of dialogue, however the conversations that the characters have carry more meaning because of this. Jin and Casey, the two main characters, are in their own ways stuck in life and looking for something more. One of the things that makes this movie great, besides the cinematography, is that Jin and Casey's struggles feel so real because they are rooted in things that lots of people struggle with such as belonging, dealing with change, and what is expected of you from your family vs. the world. Overall, Columbus surprised me because it left me with a lot of positive feelings and this is not something that you always get from artsy movies. What made it work was the movie wasn't trying to be serious and philosophical the whole time because that isn't how life really is. Columbus is one of my favorite movies that I watched this year and I imagine that I will be watching it again soon.

Kelsey Fitzgerald
Library Assistant

Available at the Langley Adams Library
This movie is Not Rated