In 1996, Robin Williams played a 10-year-old who looked 40 due to a rare condition. Francis Ford Coppola directed it. (Really.)
Jack is the story of a child born with a condition that makes him age four times the normal rate. It is supposed to be a family-friendly tale about a grown man who is a child (which is supposed to be funny) and "living life to its fullest."
It is in fact one of the saddest movies you have ever seen. It will create a black hole of melancholia inside you that will never again be filled with happiness.
It starts here, in the delivery room, with Jack's mom giving birth a mere two months into her pregnancy. She's scared shitless.
And then Jack's parents have to go through finding this out. WTF. This movie is so sad.
He looks adorable now, but by the time he is 10, Jack will look like a full grown man.
Just stop and try to comprehend how this would feel. You are a parent. You have just given birth to your first child who won't remain that way for long. You will be dealing with boners far sooner than you ever thought.
