Above all, it came at the right time.
What Is ‘It’s Complicated’ About?
It’s Complicatedfollows Jane(Streep), an affluent divorcee in the throes of empty-nesting.
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Jane, now all by her lonesome, is left to figure out what’s next.
Well, thankfully, Jane has a project.
The architect in charge is Adam (Martin), and naturally, they hit it off.
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A cutesy romance is budding, but there’s one major hiccup.
Jane begins having an affair.
I don’t care what anyone says, it was irresistible.
By now, I’m a devout, dues-paid member ofthe Meryl Streep fan club.
From here on out, I will see anything she’s in even a rom-com.
But where’s Freddy Krueger?
Leading up to this, we hadMilk,Slumdog Millionaire,The Reader, and evenWALL-E.
I was amid meeting and reconciling stepparents, split holidays, and siblings spread across state lines.
It’s a sort of unwritten contract we enter into in the real world.
All this, of course, plays out for Jane.
Suddenly and simultaneously, I’m seeing my parents in a different light.
They aren’t just my mother and father; they’re both their own person.
The visible relief on Jane’s face in response was enough to melt me.
Then, there was the bombshell.
They angrily leave and sulk for a while until their mom comes to them with an apologetic explanation.
However, that wasn’t the bombshell.
Children are entitled to some selfishness, but I didn’t want to feel that way anymore.
The shocking lessonIt’s Complicatedoffered was that it’s not really all that complicated.
People want to love, and they want to be wanted, andthat doesn’t change with age.
And maybe laugh at the chaos, too.
