The first time I saw Garden State in college, not only did I think being able to share that I liked that movie would make me seem deep and indie, it also was one of the first movies that addressed (what I saw as) high-functioning mental-health issues head-on, where a person moved through the world and felt completely numb. Unfortunately, the resolution in that film was exposing the evil psychiatrist parent who was overmedicating Zach Braff’s character, and when he chose to not get help, he started thriving. Not a great message for me to internalize at the time. Great soundtrack, though!
