(I went to see my favorite vocalist, who is also a good actor, Jared Leto.)
The film doesn’t just touch on the theme of choice—it’s woven into the very fabric of the story.
It becomes clear why people often approach making choices with such responsibility, even fear. They may try to avoid choosing, but it’s impossible—you always end up making one, even if you’re just sitting in the middle of the road. Because by choosing, say, a person beside you, you’re also choosing yourself, your life. Another person means another version of you. How can you know which "me" to pick? What should you rely on when there are no criteria, no knowledge of the consequences—nothing but the voice of your heart? Choosing one "self" kills the possibility of another, yet the thought of what could have been lingers...
The film is about choices that sometimes can’t be made—they ambush you suddenly, leaving you frozen forever in that impossibility, even by a simple question like, "Whom do you love more—mom or dad?"
And it also becomes clear that there’s no reason to fear choice in terms of consequences—because "you" can be different, but death is always the same... Nothing guides you through life more reliably than that voice of the heart—except for those moments when the heart must split in two...
