But it is a long way from Mr. Aciman's fictional memoir, which goes beyond a golden look backward to send its characters into the world, their gold devaluing as they live in the puzzlement, displacement, comedy and regret of universal human exile.
We can beat ourselves up with nothing to be gained, when we're be better advised to use remorse as a springboard for action, and to see the universal nature in our regrets.
Perhaps there's wider appeal in his coupling of an ethereal yet classic sound with universal themes of nostalgia, longing, regret and particularly powerlessness and anonymity.
It hits on universal themes with his of regret over a past choice, dysfunctional familial relationships, (the one that seems to cause him the most pain is between he and his daughter, and honestly, their dynamic is one of my FAVORITE parts of the film), his addiction/obsession with feeling validated, his limited worldview due to being manic, his living in what was versus what is, the list goes on.
Carrying the universal understanding of sadness, love and regret -- and in particular, the regret of not saying those things we should have said to loved ones, he was the film's center.
Although the opinion is far from universal, some Obama supporters said they were regretting, or at least reassessing, their choice.
50 Regret was reported as a near universal experience in 90% of smokers from high-income countries in the ITC study.
The remarkable details of that experiment never overpower Ms. Fowler's subtle and universal story of parental intentions, sibling bonds and nagging regrets.
When he thinks back on the other life he might have lived working for Mr. Morris, who is now chairman of Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Mr. Semel said he harbors no regrets.
But I simply don't believe that the church itself fully understands those truths in their universal and timeless forms, at least not yet, and I deeply regret those instances where it pretends to, shutting down further exploration and discussion.
