The fact that we can read these and other lines, is a gift of fate. The heroes of Andrzej Jakimowski’s film Imagine are deprived of that ability. They are in a special institution for the blind. These children, teenagers and adults can’t admire verdant foliage, striking roses or a plump red apple, yet they feel everything. Their sense of touch is 100 times stronger than people with sight. They ‘see’ what our eyes stopped noticing a long time ago.
For a large part of the movie, the heroes teach us to love the world around us. They open our eyes and compel us to notice things that we haven’t given thought to in a long time.
Imagine is not a classic love story where at the beginning of the film a man and a woman meet, fall in love with each other, and then face trials which they overcome with virtue. It's a movie about the desire to live, to feel, to be complete. It is a movie in which love of two people becomes the reward for pain, failures, and incredible courage. The heroes walk through the dark tunnel of their lives not afraid to falter, and therefore they find each other.
The last scene of the movie, lasting all of 6 minutes, is a masterpiece. It will grab your heart and bring tears to your eyes. It’s no wonder that director Andrzej Jakimowski dedicated this movie to his wife. Such fragile experiences, such delicate love can only be given to a beloved sweetheart.