Far from being over, aging is an intriguing as well as a mysterious phase of life. If you don’t agree, try to evaluate yourself today, and then walk down memory lane some ten years back. Have your choices changed? Do you have different priorities? Did you end up with the one you loved? Do you feel the same way about the same person? These are questions you need to ask yourself, and you will realize how much or how little things have changed as time flew by.
This may be the sole reason why movies tread on the path of age and aging rarely. Instead of seeing your granny or grandpa finding it tough to cope up in their Autumn days, you would love to see them going great, a bit cocky, and oh-so-rocking! Instead of a broken bone, you want them to jazz things up! Still, when an individual musters up the guts to try a hand at this subject, the results are awesome. Though the pool is pretty limited, here are five films that exude maturity:
Harold And Maude (1971)
This intransigent comedy can come across as memorable to many for the confused and crazy teenager (played by Bud Cort) with a wish to die. But actually, it’s Ruth Gordon who accentuates the warmth of the movie and gives it a specific direction. A fine enactment of a free-spirit who has encountered many a tragedy in her life but still considers them as a sum of all the years gone by and nothing more than that as she holds that aging or growing old is nothing but a growing process.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2018)
People generally dread that aging is related to a loss of memories, family, friends, and connections. But what if you experienced the same but in the reverse order? What would your reaction be losing your close ones while you grow younger, becoming more vulnerable and juvenile? This was the backdrop of this Brad Pitt movie directed by David Fincher. Instead of growing old at the same time with the people surrounding him, he slowly becomes a needy and insecure baby with no one to look after him.
Harry And Tonto (1974)
Art Carney grabbed an Oscar for his role in Harry and Tonto, and it’s not without a reason. In this movie directed by Paul Mazursky, Art plays an ill-tempered widower who goes on a historic journey across the country – a journey which brings forth multiple facets of life like scandals, depression, and dementia. The fact remains that Carney enacted the twilight years of a man with such elan that none among the young brigade could match up to his incredible performance.
Tokyo Story (1953)
After the culmination of World War II, a seismic shift took place as technology paved way for rural folks to grab the opportunity to leave for the city. Those who stayed behind sunk down in old-world traditions and customs, and suffered due to communal reasons. This masterpiece by Yasujirō Ozu deals with this storyline. The story revolves around an aging couple who visit the city to meet their children and eventually find out that their kids are too busy to even care and spare a thought for their parents.
Tatie Danielle (1990)
Some people are never in favor of turning old. This 1990 French comedy directed by Étienne Chatiliez interprets the same. It deals with a cruel and a brutal widow who comes across Sandrine, a young girl who is equally irksome, and the rest is history. Well, the aged can be psychotic too, eh?
Aging is inevitable. Just like the sun rising from the east and setting down in the west, everyone has to grow old one day unless humans come up with some magical anti-aging treatment in the future. Otherwise, there is no chance of staying young forever. Aging is something not many can take in their stride and is often thought to be the end. But, it’s not. These masterpieces reflect the truth of aging and what a person goes through in old age. All in all, though aging seems to incite fear in the minds of many, there are some who wear their age proudly and enjoy the littlest sweet moments that life throws at them.