I truly enjoyed watching this incredibly egotistical man completely fail to understand his ego. I found it hilarious that he was a hopeless romantic whose relationships kept failing. I do wonder if he would have been more successful had he stuck to a single method of attaining happiness for a longer period of time. The diversity of methods in quick succession that he chose ensured that he would not attain happiness nor peace in the long run. This is a man who, like many other creatives, is unhappy when he is not doing something new whether at work or in his personal life. And therein lies the paradox- by constantly chasing new experience he was ensuring that he will never attain the deeper happiness that he sought. Seeking a new high ensured to keep him low, however he never became low enough for his emotion to be grounded in reality outside of his endless stream of thought. I was waiting for him to say some key things that would make me believe that his experiences were truly changing him, but those words never came, not after meditating, not after the death of a close friend, not after reflection upon his long term relationship and not after falling in what he considered to be true love. All of that was to my amusement so he did succeed in the end; he made a movie that made me happy if not himself and I am grateful him for that. It is of none of my concern but I fear neither having kids nor being on the verge of death will make this man leave his ego behind, but that is the consequence of being successful in western society. Thanks for the movie, silly man.
Review of The Happy Film
