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Blogs > kb_sg_3 > A young man's old mind.

Flubber (1997)  

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8/15/2014 4:48 pm

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8/15/2014 4:50 pm
Flubber (1997)

A good movie can always be summed up in a single word; the crux of the story. What is it that defines it, drives the story forward? What compels the characters to act in the way they do? Jurassic Park: family. Terminator: survival. Flubber: love.

Robin Williams plays a<b> professor </font></b>who creates a substance instead of attending his own wedding. He missed it twice before and the third time was the last straw for Marcia Gay Harden. He lost his love but gained green goo. On the sidelines is Christopher McDonald who stole Williams' ideas and now tries to steal her.

Williams tries to use Flubber to win her back. He rigs a basketball game to extinguish McDonald's chances; no avail. At the same time, Williams' flying robot Weebo professes her love to Williams only to get shrugged off. She creates a musical number out of spite; very Disney.

When the dust settles from the chaos Williams unloads on Weebo confessing his absent-mindedness is because of his love for Harden. Weebo records this and plays it back to Harden who reconciles with Williams. Final showdown with bad guys ensue, good guys win, everybody lives happily ever after, the end.

But the movie is not about the story; it's about the message behind the story. Love. Love is an abstract concept. It has no universal meaning to man. We sing about it, create stories around it, and make obscene grand gestures in its name. Williams cheats at a game and falls from a window for love. Weebo creates a human hologram and provides plans for a for love. It's not money but love that makes the world go round; love for money counts too.

A person who has never been in love only has the screen to relate. Visions of love fill their mind and they try to imitate. This can come off as selfish. "I did all this for love." Love doesn't need a grand gesture or a flying car. Love isn't said but felt. Love lies in its sincerity; the subtext beneath the script.

Flubber is a traditional family movie. It is neither memorable nor a classic. It is fun to watch and gives Williams a chance to shine without cocaine or magic carpet rides. And the one question it asks is: How far would you go for the one you love?

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