By Meredith Hritz, ’10, A&E Editor

Spoiler alert!!

Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter, is not your run-of-the-mill chick flick. With romantic leads Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin, one would assume that this film would be nothing but a gushing romantic story about two star-crossed lovers, but that just isn’t the case. Remember Me is a story about a college boy named Tyler who is trying to find his way in world after losing his older brother to suicide six years before. While Tyler mourns his brother and resents his distant father, he gets into a fight that is immediately broken up by a gun-happy cop named Sergeant Craig, played by Chris Cooper.

Upon getting arrested, Tyler decides to approach Craig’s daughter Ally in hopes of dating and subsequently ruining her to get back at the Sergeant. However, Tyler instantly falls in love with Ally. The movie portrays the intricacies of Tyler’s relationships with Ally, his father, his mother, and his sister. That is, until the day when Tyler finds himself on the top floor of the World Trade Center in New York City. The moviegoers suddenly give each other knowing glances when Tyler mentions the date—September 11th, 2001.

This movie’s power lies in its ability to shock the audience. As you follow Tyler’s story, you think that he is just another kid living an average life with normal problems, when suddenly every relationship, every tie he had to the world is cut, leaving nothing but his memory. On that awful day nine years ago, thousands of people felt this sudden loss. Remember Me is a powerful film that reminds the audience of the frailty of mortality.

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