Money is a good reason but it’s never the
real reason.
Bahtera rumah tangga menjadi muara pertemuan
Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) dan April (Kate Winslet) di suatu malam pesta, the
Wheelers. Diangkat dari novel berjudul Revolutionary Road oleh Richard Yates, Sam Mendes mampu menghadirkan emosi yang terpendam dari sebuah pernikahan impian kelas menengah.
Menggambil latar era 1950 dengan
martini dan rokok di mana-mana, kebahagiaan modern ala percintaan kelas
menengah mulai dipertanyakan. Pada tahun ke tujuh pernikahan antara Frank dan
April Wheeler, dengan dua orang anak, di Revolutionary Road Estate, Frank
adalah salah seorang dari komuter berkelas yang bekerja di Manhattan, apa lagi
yang mereka harapkan?
I just wanted us to live again. For
years I thought we've shared this secret that we would be wonderful in the
world. I don't know exactly how, but just the possibility kept me hoping. How
pathetic is that? So stupid. To put all your hopes in a promise that was never
made. Frank knows what he wants, he found his place, he's just fine. Married,
two kids, it should be enough. It is for him. And he's right; we were never
special or destined for anything at all. – April Wheeler
