The Beach - Pure Shores (HD)

Movie: The Beach
Song: All Saints - Pure Shores

[darrenboyd]

I watched this movie, then read the book. Then spent 2 years across Thailand. Best experience of my life.

[goyurigo]

I watched this movie for the first time in the early 2000s when I was very young and it left a profound impression on me - even at the age of 8, I could not believe that a place this beautiful existed. When I was older, around 15, I was expelled from school and went through a very hard time. I picked up the book 'The Beach' and it gave me a sense of relief from reality as I coped with one of the most challenging periods of my life.

At the age of 22, I booked a one-way flight to Thailand sporadically. Hungry for adventure, $1, 900 in the bank, and ready for anything and everything. Without knowing it, I had somehow booked a flight to a destination close to 'The Beach' (Phuket). Coincidentally, I had also started re-reading the book for the first time in a long time before my flight. When I arrived in Phuket with a teaching credential in hand and less than 2k in my pocket I found a job randomly on Koh Phi Phi (neighboring 'Beach' island) teaching English at a resort.

I realized how close I was to the beach and knew that I had to go there. My Thai friends heard about my story and my infatuation with the book and movie and they went out of their way to get me there. I went on an overnight tour that lets you sleep on 'The Beach' in Maya Bay Koh Phi Phi Leh...I had the time of my life. It was everything I could have ever dreamed it would be since my childhood when I first saw the movie and read the book.

The next day, the staff of the tour offered me a job on 'The Beach'. I spent the next 6 months of my life on this tour sleeping in this place every night. I am at a loss for words. I never believed in fate until the universe somehow aligned itself for me on this incredible journey to this magical place. I am so grateful to be alive and to have the experiences that I have had. Life is so crazy and beautiful....all it takes is a leap of faith to realize it. The Beach will stay with me forever. It is a part of me in more ways than I can ever describe.

Thank you Alex Garland for writing this book. It has changed my life.

All I have done for the past 7 years is travel. I have started a YouTube channel to document my stories.

I wish everyone who reads this the absolute best in life. This profound thing we are all experiencing is short-lived and I hope that you make the most of your time in this special place while you have it.

Enjoy your life.

[elisabethstabel]

This movie, this song, Leo and an encyclopaedia saved my little miserable life. Growing up in an abusive household i used to escape into fantasy traveling the world and all I wanted was to see the rainforest and these beautiful place. This dream kepy me alive. When I turned 18 i took of with 50 euros in my pocket and a few years later I made it to Thailand, where I stayed for more then a year, healing my wounds and discovering buddhism. Thank you, till today this song creates a longing in my soul for a better world like no other song can

[timothykemblejr.]

This song is so nostalgic. Life is beautiful. Enjoy as much of it as you can while your here. This is our time. We were here to witness this moment. There will never be a "us" again. Only in the world's memories

[vrd]

Before social media.... When life was authentic.... 21 years later... Unbelievable!

[andrewvillafuerte]

Always loved this song with its dreamy, surreal and ethereal vibe

[bobmorty]

An underated masterpiece on many levels. Bless All Saints.

[farcue]

This movie was released when I was 12/13ish. I thought nothing much of it. Then after I grow up and experience life for myself 20 years later... I get it. This was a piece of art, and the soundtrack literally gives you goosebumps.

I get it now guys, I really do

10/10

[Jimdunne_]

Beautiful woman actress, Leo the legend, great music and a paradise location. Always loved this film.

[deepsarkar]

Circa 1999, I was studying for my exams, and while just glancing at the newspaper kept on the study table, saw Leo at some random beach in Thailand, reportedly shooting for this upcoming movie. Leonardo DiCaprio was a huge star then after Titanic and I haven't seen such a fan following since then, for an actor. He was definitely a teenage icon then, and we all adored him and looked forward to watching him in a movie. Ofcourse later when the movie released, the songs as well as the soundtrack went on to become immensely popular, especially with young audiences worldwide. The movie also inspired me to travel to Bangkok then. I still have fond memories of that incredible trip to Thailand. Well nothing untoward happened, like in the movie, but the experience left a lasting impression on my soul. Thanks for reading.

[hallgerd]

Etienne is the most underrated character in this movie. Great at planning, organized everything, got their asses to the island. Wished his girl the best when she turned to another guy, put her happiness before his own, do you know how rare it is, especially at their age? And of course, he was the only one really caring for the guy who got bitten by shark. True hero.

[CJLOVE]

Nostalgia is one helluva drug. This movie gives me all the feels. I remember everyone was waiting to see what Leo was going to choose to do after Titanic. And man did he do it right with this one. I was 16 when The Beach came out and loved this movie so much. Also because it introduced me to Danny Boyle, Trainspotting, and then kept me on Leo’s trails til this day. Leo hasn’t made one bad movie IMHO

[smellyhippi]

The nostalgia is real in this one, One of my favourites movies of all time! I visited Krabi 13 years ago and we went out to the island, its such a beautiful place same with the surrounding islands.

[totterdell]

This movie is phenomenal and Leo was amazing in it. One of my favourite Leo movies by a mile

[fc]

saw it in theather when I was 18, what an experience, awesome movie, amazing vibe and very very underated masterpiece and this music. This is Pure Nostalgia

[vagabondvibes]

An amazing book, an even better film, a super soundtrack, and a stellar performance from Caprio et al.

[mancunianinlondon]

I finally got to Thailand on 24th June and stayed for 17 days. I waited 24 years to go there and loved every second. Highlights of the holiday: Catamaran around Phang Nga Bay (also visited the James Bond island), went to Maya Bay (sand like fine flour), then snorkelled around the other side of the island with black tip sharks, sea snakes, angel fish and parrot fish and swam in Phi Leh lagoon; went to Krabi and sat with the dusky face monkeys, had a Golden tree snake fall on my head, walked Phranang and Railway beaches, stayed in a super amazing resorts, sunbathed on Bamboo island, and stayed in the most amazing resort in Phuket. The night markets were fab. Everyone should go and discover this wonderful country

[Trotters]

Danny Boyle I admire you Sir. Absolute masterpiece.

[MrNizzy]

I sometimes think this film seems so significant and moving is because by the time it was released, so many of us who'd read the novel four or five years earlier and went to see the movie were hit by a huge sense of nostalgia for a time that had already gone. Beautiful film, beautiful song.

[dreamkilla]

one of the best songs of all time. the 90s/early 00s were something else.