By Daniel Felipe Vargas Pérez (3rd semester undergraduate Economics student, level 6 English)
Daily we are bombarded with stereotypes and margins about the beauty of things and people. Nevertheless, beauty has a meaning that goes beyond what we can see, as it is shown in the film The Most Beautiful Thing, directed by Cameron Covell.
With a perfect combination of a pacific background sound and a familiar atmosphere, the plot alows us to be in the shoes of this outcast boy called Brandon, well acted by Nick López, whose life is permeated with solitude and the monotony that shelters him under the deep social isolation that he lives. On the other hand, Brandon'sl life is not as bad as it seems. Things take a 180-degree turn when he meets a girl called Emily who can't speak and goes through a similar situation to him.
It is here when an unexpected plot change appears and loneliness becomes the bridge between their lives. For Brandon an opportunity to take a different attitude and get ouf ot monotony. And for Emily, with an exceptional and natural performance of Analisa Gutiérrez, the chance to have in her life a person who can encourage her to do things she couldn't have done without Brandon´s support.
The film takes us to the deep chambers of our soul, where we can ask ourselves about the connection we have with people and how that connection is built throught support and empathy. In summary, this is a film that awakens in us reflection and introspection, about values and human affection. Which leads us to questions like: Is life really always as sad as we see it? And with its argument, the film could answer: there is always something to see beyond the simplicity of what our eyes show.
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