Anyone else feel a strong connection to this movie?

So, I was just wondering if any of you feel the same strong connection I feel to this film. My first viewing of it was when I was in 9th grade, about 5 years ago and upon that first viewing I instantly knew the film was especially unique and special. It sounds just like what everyone else says about it, but it's nothing but the truth. The way it's done is impeccable. The language is amazing and the interpersonal play is just unlike anything else. The way relationships are portrayed are pretty damn realistic, if I do say so myself, especially when you've been involved with some shady, real-life characters in your life. Like me.

Like Brendan, I had a girlfriend who got heavily involved in the "bad" scene. It didn't go down exactly the way it does in the film, but it was quite similar. I broke up with her, she dropped deeper into the pit that the drugs dug and started making even shadier connections than I ever had. She screwed around with more than a few guys and is still in the same hole, pretty much. I feel increasingly compelled to help this girl out but I feel as if she's dug her own hole, so why not just let her wallow in it? But, I still do care about the girl (somewhat) even though... My brother and I often talk about the situation and relate it to Brick. It wouldn't be far off if she was somehow killed by one of the people she hangs around with, and then I can see myself trying to get answers in much the same way Brendan does. She hangs around with heroin dealers and dope-heads and the like, this is no exaggeration.

I dont know, maybe I just have an overactive imagination, but I felt I should post this up here. Am I the only one who's felt this connection to Brick? I feel like I'm definitely not, so I thought I'd share... I'll elaborate more if need be, I just wanted to hear what you all had to say and maybe read some similar stories...

"Well, I'm not a bad guy. If looks, brains and personality don't count." - Miller's Crossing