Goodbye Solo

I heard from a friend that a friend of his directed a new movie, Goodbye Solo, which was dedicated to an amazing woman whom the HyWy and I helped tag several years ago.  The story of that tag and the woman cannot be done justice in a simple blog post so for that you will have to hunt me down and ask me in person:).  That said this post is about the movie.

Goodbye Solo like Blindness, which I already posted about, is not about reasons or the story so much as it is about the characters and relationships.  I'm not going to tell you the ending, but in my mind I could and the movie would still be just as compelling.  The story follows the unlikely friendship and bond between a young Sengalese cab driver and an older white customer whom he picks up one night over a week or so.  The two main characters, Solo (the cab driver) and William (the customer), are what propels this movie.  Solo is such a likeable, simple, and genuine person you can't help feeling what he goes through.  He has the kind of infectious smile and unflinching approach to life that I wish I always had.  William is the polar opposite.  An individual with a cold exterior who may reluctantly let you a tiny way into his life to begin to understand him.  Solo has a stepdaughter whose combination of innocence and maturity made me think of what the HyWy might have been like as a little girl.  One of the best parts of the film was that when a character frantically looks for something instead of focusing on all the places they looked the camera simply follows their eyes.  So much of this story was told through the actors eyes and expressions, which did far more than any dialogue could have done.  I definitely recommend going to see Goodbye Solo.