‘Shadows In The Sun’ — A Meaningful Movie for Writers and Other Creatives
Brad Mirman Shares The Heart of Creativity
Shadows In The Sun is one of my favorite movies about writing. I love the picturesque Tuscany setting and can relate to so many of the themes from being a recluse and fear of not being able to live up to internal expectations, to the power of creativity to help you heal, and never giving up on your passion.
Harvey Keitel is brilliant as Weldon Parish, a legendary author who gives a young editor a hard time and teaches him life lessons. Joshua Jackson plays Jeremy Taylor, the young editor and aspiring writer who idolizes Weldon Parish, until he meets him and realizes that he is not the person he had put on a pedestal.
There is also a romantic theme to the movie, which makes it all the better. Who wouldn’t want to fall in love in Italy with Isabella, aka Claire Forlani?! It’s so easy to escape into this movie and justify my procrastination on writing. It reminds me of a quote I made up recently, “Get busy writing or get busy living!” Perhaps it should be the other way around. “Get busy living then get busy writing! I think you have to live a little to be able to write well, and that’s the point of Shadows in the Sun.
