Old People Are Alright

Okay so I recently saw this movie called Young@Heart… and it’s my new favorite movie. You know like when you see a movie that you like and you come out of the theatre and are like, “Oh! That’s my new favorite movie!” Just because you liked it a lot, but it’s not really your new favorite movie. Well this is NOT the case this time. This movie is seriously one of my all time favorite movies. And I’ll tell you why…

First of all like most other ‘youngins’ I sometimes get a little annoyed with the elderly… I mean they don’t drive very good, that’s a given. They grab your arm really tight when they want to tell you a story. I mean I like the stories, but why do you gotta grab my arm so tight? Anyway I suppose I could be a little easier on them I mean they are a lot older than me… and that’s gotta stand for something. But after watching this movie, I have the utmost respect for anyone 40+ years older than me.

The film centers around a group of elderly folks that sing their own renditions of rock songs. As you watch the movie you really begin to become friends with these people, you share very personal moments with them, you start to feel for them. What’s so remarkable about this movie and what really makes my respect for people older than me go through the roof, is that when faced with death I was more affected than they were. I suppose when your that age, 80-100, and surrounded by people that age too, you are so familiar and used to death, that it doesn’t even seem that big of deal.

In this clip, and quite possibly one of the most moving scenes from any movie I’ve ever seen, the guy singing, I can’t remember his name, sings Fix You by Coldplay. His Oxygen tank can be heard over the microphone and almost acts like a music timer, bringing an even sadder tone to his rendition of Coldplay’s song. The backstory would give away something about the movie, but even in this clip that is out of context it is a beautiful moment.

So watch this clip and if it doesn’t even make your eyes water a little, then you probably don’t have a soul.