Rain Man

So, back on the train of seeing movies that I have not seen before, I had this urge to watch Rain Man. I only had seen a couple of minutes and today, after viewing Easy Rider (a movie I´ve seen twice and still can´t make much sense off), I decided to put it on my dvd player.
The story surprised me because it basically is about a man who is notified about his father´s death and gets really upset because there is a three million trust fund set up for a trustee that he can´t know about. Furiosly seeking the truth, he ends up finding that he has an elder brother that he never knew about and that no one can tell him why. So, he decides to take his brother for a ride and see if he can win custody so that he can access his half of the inheritance. And that is where the road trip of getting to know each other begins.
It´s not easy at first, like I expected, but I was moved by the way in which Hoffmann portrays this autistic man who is great with numbers but has problems dealing with money affairs. And on the other hand, you have Cruise, who is annoyed at his brother´s behavior, and is really doing everything in his power to keep his business afloat, and in the process he discovers a truth: his brother is the Rain Man, the imaginary friend he had when he was a child.
The road trip to finding a brother is not easy, or for that matter, realizing that I miss my brother. I miss the sound of his voice (Cristóbal called me last week and I didn´t recognize him at first, but once I did, it was great hearing from him) and this bond between us because we are so close in age. Cristóbal was my childhood companion, friend, partner in adventures; and seeing this movie made me remember all those moments and wanting to hold him close to me to tell him that I love him and that I wish he was here (knowing, of course, that it is in Vancouver where he needs to be right now with Ligia, having a time for themselves, to be with each other) and perhaps, his annoying way of touching the apartment´s button until someone finally had to open him.
It´s been hard on me not to see him on a regular basis, but life goes on and I know that he is happy where he is. This movie made me recall his leaning shoulder that I could talk to when I wanted, and as tears flushed down my cheeks I realized how much I missed him and wanted to take a plane to Vancouver just for kicks and see him greeting me at the airport. Cristóbal has many of the qualities that I look in a man and I realized that the moment in which Tom Cruise says goodbye to his brother, reminding him that he will pay him a visit in two weeks, I found myself saying that it would be great to go and see my brother in such a little period of time, so I wrote in here instead.
I know that his wife is taking good care of him and the point is that I miss him because I´m living with my mom and sisters and it´s kind of strange not to see a man, my brother, or hear his voice. I would like Cristóbal to tell me that things will be alright, that there´s nothing to be scared about, that I blew it big time by not going to Paul McCartney´s concert on Wednesday, to sit with him while we see a movie and talk about what has happened into our lives when we are apart from each other. But well, life is unexpected and you never know what you are gonna get, but of one thing I´m sure: wherever Cristóbal is, he is always in my heart and I think that is important to acknowledge that.
I´m not complaining about the fact that I have three sisters, but it surely made a difference in my life to have a brother and one that stood beside me during my childhood and whose love and support have been unconditional.
So if you are thinking about a brother, or a sister, that you haven´t seen or talked to for some time, feel free to contact him or her and let them know how you feel about them.