Connection: Starting Over and Sunshine Cleaning

I was extremely bored last night. It was a three day weekend, and I had just eaten my weight celebrating the end of the dreaded Yom Kippur. I was sitting upstairs at my computer, trying to think of something to do. Naturally, I went to the free movie website and randomly typed in something. The result was Sunshine Cleaning, a movie that I've been wanting to see for quite a while actually. It's about two sisters; one a single mother with a dead-end job, the other an unemlployed, lost and depressed young woman. Together they decide that enough is enough, and they start their own company. It's a very moving story, with a touch of comedy, considering their line of work is cleaning up bloody and hazardous crime scenes. Nevertheless, they help people get through that difficult time in their life. In the end of the movie, both sisters have a better outlook on life and what they should do with it.

This movie made me think about the "start fresh" topic we've been discussing on and off for a couple of weeks. It started with The Kite Runner, when Amir claims America was a place to bury the past, but to also look towards a brighter future. As cowardly as it sounds, I believe this is a good way to heal a broken soul, depending on which way the soul was broken. Yet, there are hardships along the way, for every story that has a theme like these two do. The person has to adjust to a new life, and try not to think about the extreme change they just made to better themselves. They also have to try harder to mke things at least alright in this new, strange environment. For instance, Amir has to live with the immense guilt over what he has done, long after the move to America. Norah and Rose, the sisters in Sunshine Cleaning, deal with the hardships of a new career, a new life for themselves, and a bigger picture than the one they had before. Only God knows how hard these things can get.

It may be a last resort, but if I was completely and utterly lost, and there was nothing left for me here, I would pick up my bags, move somewhere else, and start fresh. It's very romantic/dramedy movie-like, but hey, I'm an actor. I could relate the "start-over" phenomenon to several other things, but that's the gist of it. It is also one of my favorite ways to end a story I am writing (which, again, ties this to english). Anyway, the movie was awesome, and I recommend seeing it, especially if you're in the mood to here the f-bomb dropped every five seconds.