I just re-watched Benny & Joon! I am still so enchanted by it after twenty years. There is the nostalgia, of course, but the thing I keep thinking about after watching is how much more I love and relate to the relationship between Joon(Mary Stuart Masterson) and Sam(Johnny Depp), than I do to the one between Benny(Aidan Quinn) and Ruthie(Julianne Moore). Yes, the movie glosses over the difficulties and seriousness of mental illness, but I think I’ve always been drawn to ‘crazy’ despite its baggage, rather than normal. Don’t get me wrong, I have no desire to be someone’s caretaker, but I tend to fall for women who are a bit on the nutty side. More interesting, better story. Also, the crazy one’s seem to appreciate me for me more. Which reminds me of a really good story I just read. Cool woman!
Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I will go find a tree to sit in.
Yzarc er’ouy fi em nioj, emoc!!!!!