Film Review: HOPE GAP

I watched Hope Gap two weeks, ago. A quiet, gentle film that plays through the final days, and ultimate end of a longterm, tumultuous marriage. The couple, whom we follow, couldn't be more different and, at first, I think you are shocked they've stayed together long enough to raise their adult son. She is a passionate poet, with a personality like a storm, blowing you over either with affection or frustration. He is a distracted and disconnected, defeatist, seeming to have retreated from life, by immersing himself in a never-ending project.

This film looks deep into what promises made to one another and God, mean. Like any good artist, the filmmaker never gives you the answer, but, asks you to find it for yourself and gauge the health of your worldview, by it.

The adult son is in an impossible situation. He is torn between both his parents and the responsibility of sole comfort to his lonely and suicidal mother. He watches as his dad ends not only their marriage but also the innocence of his views on marriage. All parties are irrevocably changed and forced to rebuild so much of the life they've known.

My favorite part comes just after the son finds his mom safe after he feared she'd ended her life. He says something to her about hope, that resonated with me so much.

Watch it and let me know your thoughts!