Harold and Maude.
I watched it last night.
I had only put it on my movie list because Matt Thiessen, love of my life, said it was one of his favorites. Now, after watching it, I find myself really genuinely liking it.
The premise is a little creepy. A 20ish young man falls in love with a 79-year-old woman. The movie handles it pretty well, though. I wasn't appalled or disgusted or anything.
The dark humor is what grabbed me at first. The first scene is of Harold performing a fake suicide - he hangs himself - and his mother walks in and gives no reaction but to tell him to be ready for their dinner guests. Her callous nature is what leads him to fake suicide in the first place.
He meets Maude at a funeral (he likes to go to them for fun), and his life is changed. He begins to see the merits in life. Maude is 79, but her age does not restrain her. She lives in an old railroad car with a collection of eclectic items she's amassed over the years. She steals cars and outruns policemen. She teaches Harold what it is to live.
It really was a touching film. I don't want to write too much more about it, in the off-chance that someone actually reads this, but let it be known that Harold and Maude is a spectacular film. I recommend it to everyone.
"You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude