The Rum Diary is based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson which is about a journalist who moves to Puerto Rico in an attempt to find happiness. I liked this movie because I felt like I could relate to the main character Paul Kemp, he went with the flow of life taking up any opportunities that came his way and he ended up having a bunch of insane experiences. The story of a man trying to live life to the fullest.
Life is what you make of it, your perception is your reality.
“Everything you see or hear or experience in any way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in the universe you perceive is specific to you.” – Douglas Adams
If you look at the positive things in your life you will be a lot more happy, but if you only look at the bad you will find yourself dissatisfied and unhappy.
You never know what life will throw at you so you need to be ready for anything. I liked Kemp's ability to adapt to change, he was always willing to try new and unusual things. He was tired of city life in New York so he moved to Puerto Rico for a change of scenery. I have always enjoyed exploring new places and experiencing new things, it is an indescribable feeling. If you are close minded and are afraid of what you do not know you will live a very bland and boring life, trying new things will help you find yourself. You never know until you experience it for yourself, you may love it, you may hate it; experience is everything.
Live life in the now and don’t fear the unknown, face your fears, you only live once.
I read the book before i saw the movie and i definitely liked the book better. There is a lot more depth to the characters in the book and a lot of great parts from the book were not in the movie. The movie is still good, the director added some funny parts that were not in the book, but i recommend reading the book before watching the film.
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