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What It Means to be Alive
This is one of the most life-affirming films ever made. I've seen the movie as a teenager, as a mother of sons, and, now, as one who has just reached middle age. The movie speaks in different ways to each phase of a person's life, but in all cases it shows us how to live a life that is vibrant under any circumstances.

Harold is obsessed with death. In a story Harold tells Maude, Harold once had a devastating experience with a science experiment in school and authorities thought he was dead. His mother was mistakingly told he was dead, causing her to express authentic grief. Therefore, Harold tries to recreate his death through mock suicide attempts in order to recapture the moment his mother expressed genuine love for him. Harold's obsession with death is also metaphorical, portraying his lack of connection to what it means to feel alive.

Maude is the conduit through which Harold discovers this connection. She shows him how to live. In response, Harold falls desperately in love with her. When Maude dies, he is released from his obsession with death and in contrast becomes engaged with life.

All of this may sound rather corney, but it's not. The acting is first-rate and the movie isn't afraid to delve philosophically into the main theme, such as when Harold recognizes the Holocaust tattoo on Maude's arm and she reveals her wonder at the seagulls. Maude tells Harold of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish soldier wrongfully incarcerated on Devil's Island, who as a child felt amazement when he first encountered seagulls. Later, he realized they were "only seagulls." This is the challenge of life: to keep one's initial wonderment.

This is the gift Maude gives to Harold. The movie is timeless and moving and one of the best to come out of that golden non-conformist era in movie-making between 1967 and 1975.

80 Looks pretty young when you're 79
When I grow up, I want to be just like Maude.

This movie dispelled my fear of growing old, and turned me on to Cat Steven's super great music and lyrics.

This is a black comedy , a cult classic. I used to gauge my future romances by whether my date liked (and got) what this film was all about.

This is my favorite movie of all time. At first I liked it, but each time I saw it , I enjoyed it more , until I fell in love with it.

It is offbeat and quirky, with snatches of dry humor and profound truth.... so if you are looking for a comfortable neat and tidy movie, look elsewhere, as this will irritate you and you won't know why.

For , as Jack Kerouac said so eloquently:
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"

Yeah, you know who you are, and you know you will watch this one..

The Greatest Movie Ever
Harold and Maude has to be the greatest movie ever created. I watch it every Thursday. On top of it having the best story line, artistic direction, and characters the soundtrack of the movie is amazing!!!! Everyone should watch this movie!!!!!!!

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