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Interesting.
I thought this was a pretty good movie and i admit I wanted to see it because of elijah wood.. he is just great and does a good job in this movie! I also like Joe Perrino.. at first i didnt even know he was in it too, then i saw it had 2 of my favorite actors together and was excited! It took me a few viewings to actually get it because it seems confusing at first. And i thought the ending was very well done.

What if you had to sacrifice your past to gain a future?
What if you woke up one day, in a strange place, knowing you have never been there before? What if you couldn't remember how you got there, or worse, couldn't remember your own name. This is exactly the situation that young Barny Snow (Elijah Wood) has been placed in. The only amnisatic patient in a terminal illness hospital ward, "The Bumblebee Flies Away" tells the story of Barny's quest for his past. With the help of a new aquaintance (Rachael Leigh Cook) and a mysterious experiment known only as "The Bumblebee Project", it soon becomes apparent that Barny's search for his past could lead to ultimate disaster. The movie leaves the audience with a very difficult question. What is more important to a person, the knowledge of the past, or the hope of the future. Filled with heartfelt scenes and exellent charaters, "The Bumblebee Flies Away" shows the audience that even though a bumblebee's body is too large for his tiny wings to carry in flight, when it is mind over matter, the bumblebee flies anyway.

INtriguing, beautiful story
I admit I rented Bumblebee because Janeane Garafalo and Elijah Wood are in it. I wasn't sure what to expect, but was soon absorbed in the story of Barney Snow (Wood) a teenager with no memory who has agreed to participate in experimental therapy administered by Garafalo and a group of doctors at an Institute housing terminally ill young people. Barney is the only person there who is not dying, but he is having haunting visions of being in a car accident. He befriends a couple of the patients who turn out to be as vitally important to Barney and the audience as Barney himself. We are drawn in and held tight as this movie slowly opens doors for Barney and reveals the truth about his past and his identity. I found the entire last quarter of the film gripping and poignant. I am sorry I did not get to experience this film in a theatre properly, but it translates well on video nonetheless. It blew me away. My only complaint is Rachael Leigh Cook as Barney's love interest and teh sister of a patient at the Institute. She does not seem to have much to do with the story at all, which is mildly annoying. I would have liked to see her character have more depth and purpose especially since she interacts with Barney closely in the last half of the film. Overall, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway is a sweet film that stays with you long after the credits roll and I am going to purchase it as soon as the price lowers from 100 dollars:)FYI: The title refers to the bumblebee's ability to fly even though it should not be able to due to its body size and tiny wing span.

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