Ramblings about Hollywood : a good comedy drama " AS GOOD AS IT GETS"

                      

Why Hollywood films are really good in entertaining audiences irrespective of their genres?  With high production values and excellent actors , they make lot of worthy films with different subjects and different genres.. Usually when we think of Hollywood , the first things that comes to our mind are action and horror films... There are lot of films in both these genre which are made every year... But , there are really lot of good films with nice drama and with human values.... And today, I want to discuss one of the drama genre film " As Good As It gets".

Synopsis: Does any stranger spoke very bluntly with you ever? I hope you have experienced it definitely....Did you feel very lonely and wanted a good companion ? This film mainly revolves around three characters Melvin Udall, Carol and Simon. Melvin is a obsessive compulsory disorder writer who lives in next door to Simon, the gay artist.Carol is a waitress and mother of child with Asthma..  Melvin always go to the restaurant for dining and  he always sits in same place and only gets served by Carol. In fact, Carol is the only waitress who tolerate him. With some funny and unfortunate incidents, the three with different nature, get close to each other and the story goes as how they realize true meaning of life.

Interesting ideas: The main positive points of this film are story and the actors. Melvin was played by one of the great actors of the era Mr. Jack Nicholson , Carol by Helen hunt and Simon by Greg Kinnear. Of course, we should give credits to Cuba Gooding junior , who acted as gay friend to Simon. The smooth comedy through out the film is like a fresh breeze. This movie mainly tells us how to take our life positively and stop worrying about things happening in our lives. It tells about the fact that every one has problems of their own and we should go on in life "as good as it gets".

Best Scenes: 
1. Scenes with dog
2. Restaurant scene where Melvin tells Carol that every one dies and also her son.
3. paintings of Carol by Simon

This film won two Oscars in the categories of " Best actor in a leading role" and " Best actress in a leading role" to Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. The film was directed by James L. Brooks. Watch out in your free time ..........