Harold & Maude is both a celebration of death and life. .Watching this movie you find yourself laughing without thought, and you finish watching the movie with a appreciation for life .Throughout the movie Harold’s mother attempts to find her 20-year-old son a wife through a dating service,but Harold is more occupied with pretending to kill himself in clever new ways.
After an appointment with a psychiatrist, Harold meets Maude, a old woman with more spirit than anyone hes ever meant. The two thought the movie discover a similar interest in attending funerals, and develop a friendship, which eventually becomes a loving relationship. Although this movie in many respects is a comedy, I would classify it more as a dark comedy because there is an element of seriousness that underlies the entire movie.This underlining factor being "Death" ,as Maude tells Harold, is just a part of life that every person has to accept.
For Harold, that acceptance comes through Maude’s free-spirited lifestyle. “Try something new everyday.” Maude teaches Harold how life is little more fragile, a little more valuable then he ever thought before. He develops from a pessimistic young man to a compassionate adult.He learns to appreciate the beauty of life around us , even death, as it just another role to be played.
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