I don't wanna make this review too long, because I don't think I've ever completely "understood" this movie, and a lot of the symbolism and themes escape me. But is a film I feel deep in my heart, one of those that mean the world to me.

The Royal Tenenbaums came to me precisely when I was going through something you may call a rough year, and it helped a lot. But there's one scene that means the world to me, one of my favorites in everything I've watched: 'needle in the hay' scene with Richie Tenenbaum. I was going through some really hard stuff at the time (look at my, with watery eyes as I think about it), wanting to do things that have no return. But this scene... it's just cathartic. The loneliness is there, but it's not on its own, it hurts, it's bad, but one can get better, you always can get better, you can.

I adore this movie with all my soul.