"The World According to Garp" anticipates diversity and conveys the truth of life. A masterpiece that brought out the talents of the actors all at once.

The Beatles' song overlaps with life's anthem and Robin's sad reality.

Robin Williams was given the role of Jenny's son, T.S. Garp, played by Glenn Close. Initially, he was approached by Superman director Christopher Reeve, but he turned him down and went to his close friend Williams. Williams was born in 1951. Glenn Close was born in 1947. In other words, the age difference between mother and son was only 4 years, which was an unusual casting. Crows appears from Garp's babyhood, and Williams plays Garp over a long period from his teens to adulthood, so the age difference doesn't really matter.

Robin Williams first gained attention in the movie role as the title role in ``Popeye'' (1980), but the movie itself received poor reviews. The following year's ``The World According to Garp'' can be said to be the first masterpiece of his career. Williams went on to win a number of successful roles and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for `` Good Will Hunting' ' (1997), before taking his own life in 2014 at the age of 63. The Beatles ' ``When I'm Sixty-Four' ' plays at the opening and ending The World According to Garp.'' The lyrics ask his lover, ``Will you still love me even when I'm 64?'' When I think about Robin Williams, who would have turned 64 years old in just one year, and look at The World According to Garp again, I feel even more sad.

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Aside from the real-life Williams, many of the main characters in The World According to Garp passed away at an early age, and there's an ironic undertone to the Beatles' songs, which are based on their lives up to the age of 64. Dew. But that doesn't mean they were unhappy. Judging from the truth of The World According to Garp that ``humans are patients who end up dying,'' I feel that these people are happy people who have ``lived'' their lives with ups and downs.

Text: Hiroaki Saito

Became freelance in 1997, contributing movie reviews and interview articles to various media such as movie magazines, theater pamphlets, and movie sites. The column is constantly updated on Yahoo! News.

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