Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008, starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings) is beautifully simple. Its tiny cast play characters with no given surnames and its plot is set entirely in one night. It definitely isn't the best film I've ever watched, but it's elegant and artistic enough for me to watch it for the second time last night. The soundtrack is heavily centred within the Indie/Alternative genre and the film's plot itself is based around music.
What I like about Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist is how it subtly shows the audience the reality of how perfect nights are never perfect throughout, and always have some bad moments. It demonstrates how one person in a group of free, happy night-owls can be having an awful time. It communicates the grand imperfection of what could be great and (in a very cliche movie way) proves that life isn't a flawless story.
Through the personality of the character of Norah, the film emphasises how things don't happen smoothly: people are awkward, people are shy and situations are uncomfortable. (Sidenote: whilst I say Norah, this is also demonstrated through Nick's character, but that's generally what you get when Michael Cera plays a character so it's not much to comment on).
Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist is a 'Netflix at 10:00pm with a pile of blankets and a cup of tea' kind of film and it achieves that amazingly. It's enchanting, so free and it manages to be unpredictable - the kind of film you fall in love with.
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