So about a month ago I got to see the screening of the movie The Intern before it went out in theaters. I found the movie absolutely heartwarming & by far the best movie of the year and that was the feedback I gave to the people working the screening as I left the theater.
It has truly been years since I have liked a movie as much as this. The story is about Ben (Robert DeNiro) who becomes a senior intern for an online fashion company run by Jules (Anne Hathaway). Jules basically thinks the senior intern program is a big joke and wants nothing to do with Ben. Ben goes above & beyond trying to do things that will help Jules company, and eventually Jules comes to depend on him and even thinks of him as a “friend”. But really the basis of the movie is about this platonic friendship between an older gentleman and a younger woman, where Jules brings meaning to Ben’s life & he is a bit in awe of all that she has been able to accomplish and Ben brings support, advice, and grounding to Jules life. I laughed so hard during this movie and a few times I was almost brought to tears. Very touching and inspiring movie…
