damn, unexpecteded amazing. one of the most impactful watching expereinces of my life. 10/10
some things i loved (full of spoilers):
- the cinematography was wonderful. i dont usually notice this sort of thing but it was pecularly shot and i often found myself considering what i was looking at because of the lingering of the shots. it just looked great.
- The vibes of the movie were incredible. The Italian summer, all the swimming and the dances and older music. them spending a lot fo time on intellectual pursuits with love inbetween. Makes you wish for another life living a small italian town reading books all day and dancing at night.
- one of my favourite scenes is Elio coming out to Oliver. it was incredibly subtle and almost nothing was said out loud, the scene operated purely on intuition and feeling. I usually don't like this sort of thing but it was handled so expertly here through setup and timing that i fell in love with the scene. this was made even better by the fact that when Oliver walks off and Elio hovers around, the camera pans up a random beautiful building near them. This was great cinematography, great vibes, great writing. and then the incredibly long shot of the nature as they cycled away to let you contemplate what happened. loved it.
- the ending made me think of youth and how love can be so temporary. it is lived onced and then it is over and you live the rest of your life having loved and in a way always continuing to. love is often thought of as common but for the people living it it is the most extraordinary thing. it was bittersweet and i really felt it.
criticisms:
- I didn't really love the age/experience difference between the leads was often offputting. For a while i couldnt really shake the pedo vibes and it ruined some of the film. I eventually managed to overcome it a bit, but why does the movie require me to do so to enjoy it in the first place?
- some of the bratty behaviour of Elio was cringy
- the leadup to the relationship and their first moments as a couple were incredibly convincing, but once they got together the portrayal of their relationship was very brief. makes me feel like i didn't really see it except the kissing and sex and stuff and it hinders the emotional impact of the story
game of thrones season 8 episode 3 review: what a great episode for the new game of thrones. new game of thrones you ask? by that i mean that this is absolutely not the same show it was before the books were done being covered. Barely anyone died in this episode, i didnt cry over a death once and i cry at most things. I gotta say Jorah Mormont and Theon were the important good guy deaths and they matter but this is supposed to be the finale, the battle we've been waiting for. all the characters had crazy plot armor and were always last minute saved and people like jaime and brienne being literally squashed between a wall of rock and a wall of dead. how the hell are they still alive i dont understand. this never wouldve happened in the early season. the tactics were also pretty nonsensical. why did the dothraki (who had least killing power) charge first. to give the enemy more troops? why did noone shoot at the dead when they were all nicely lined up. why did they keep retrating but then un-retreating. so much confusion (although i realise the last example might be the correct way to do things but i definatley didnt understand why that would be.) This is a bit of an anti-climactic conclusion tot he wight arc, I was expecting the night king to win and then to be beat next time. I thought bran was a gonner. However on the other hand god fucking damn what a good episode. it was so well made and the tension was insanely high. even when i conciously thought "theyre delaying the events to build tension this is so slow" they still got me. i cried in relief when arya took out the night king. i genuinely believed at points that dany or jon were fucking dead. this episode was one hell of a ride. although i wouldnt put this into the same category as i would earlier game of thrones, i still got got by the fact that i love all these characters and production was amazing
