Marty Supreme is one of those movies that is so good, fast, and detailed, that watching it twice becomes mandatory. In a movie loaded with memorable scenes, the one that stands out to me the most is the fertilization scene toward the beginning, when Marty and Rachel conceive a child. It starts at around 3:00 in the video below.
This happens during the opening credits, which unexpectedly makes it even more powerful. It foreshadows through music what the heart of the movie is, and all the ideas it explores. Young people who live as recklessly as Marty and Rachel are fortunate to survive their 20s. They want to be "forever young" by keeping the mindset that winning tournaments and manipulating people will make them happy. They fail to listen, deceive to get what they want, make unwise assumptions, and take dangerous risks. We've all been there, right?
Once they have a child, a new version of happiness takes hold, forcing them to settle down and evaluate the lifestyle they've been living. The closing scene where Marty cries at seeing his newborn son drives the message home perfectly. That's why the Forever Young beginning is a perfect segue to the inevitable transformation that takes place in becoming a parent, when, for most people, career begins to take a back seat to family.
That these two young adults were only 23 made it all the more realistic. My parents had me when they were the same age. (Marty and Rachel even look like my parents did). Both had similar behavior that they struggled to reconcile in their relationship and all through adulthood. After the movie ends, the audience can only hope this couple is successful in making the adjustment.
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