The Reader is yet another example of why I love this time of year for movies. It's not even one of my favorite movies of the year, but I got exactly what I was hoping for - a really well-made, well-acted movie.
The story is of an older Michael, played by Ralph Fiennes, telling of his affair as a young boy with an older woman, play by Kate Winslet. Morality is a central theme, but what impressed me the most was simply looking at the various stages a person's life goes through and how diverse they can be while still coming together to form the whole of that person's experience. It was also interesting to watch how the dynamic of a relationship can change with time. When he encounters her again as an old woman, his affection resembles that of a son to an aging mother.
I'm a big Kate Winslet fan and there is much speculation she could be double nominated this year at the Oscars for her supporting work in The Reader and as the female lead in Revolutionary Road. She already has five nominations to her credit at just 33-years-old and that would push her total to seven. Record holder Meryl Streep had four at 33 and now has 14 total, though she too will likely add to that this year with Doubt.
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