a movie I stumbled upon while on a flight that managed to have me sobbing for the entire second half of its short (yet still slowly contemplative) 80 minute run time. it also may be the best use of an after credits scene I’ve ever seen.
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Amazing film! Amazing scenery and pictures. Really captures the depths and highs of being human. Saoirse Ronan is an incredible actress. Cried 3 times during the film. Conveys the emotions of the character perfectly with the images, storytelling and the soundscapes. Easily one of the best films I’ve seen.
Jan 8, 2025
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I’m always keeping my thoughts on the few films I choose to write about solely within the pages of my notes up, so I figured what the heck! Maybe someone out there might like the two cents I want to spend on talking about a film that moved me :] Spoilers, ofc!!!
(2/2/25) Absolutely beautiful film. Watched it with katlafo, and we were both sobbing messes by the end. Throughout the beginning, I spent so much time trying to analyze the film, thinking I HAD to figure out the underlying message of a film I’d heard so much about before I’d even truly experienced it for myself. Man.
The scene where Greg shows Rachel her film was so beautiful. Again, I tried to pin point what it all meant in the moment—the constant cuts to Greg and Rachel’s pained expressions, the long shots of seemingly symbolic stop-motion—but I realized that that was exactly what was keeping me from what I longed for. So I sat there, and felt. And cried, and cried.
Later, the scene where Greg chooses to go to Rachel’s room, allowing himself to simply exist in the silence, taking in the remnants of her life, it was all so beautiful; the tears just wouldn’t stop, haha.
While I didn’t leave this film with some life changing message I was subconsciously searching for, I feel this movie reminds me to love myself the way I do others; and to do things because they matter to ME, because I care about them.
While I want to say I’ll never trust anything that tells me someone or something won’t die at the end, I know that’s not true.
Feb 3, 2025
I seldom cry at movies. I never cry in public at movies. But Aftersun had me crying on a full plane of strangers for multiple hours. it’s almost been a week since I’ve seen it and I have thought about it everyday. It’s an extremely quiet film with an incredible way of having a profound impact. The movie is about a trip that a father and daughter make and the daughter is looking back on it years later. It has various topics like father/daughter dynamics, mental health, coming of age, but what I found the most intriguing part was the take on quite masculinity. Most films I have seen that explore the topic of masculinity are in the realm of toxicity or very abrasive and aggressive forms. This movie depicted the type of masculinity I see in my life with my male family and friends and it was heartbreaking but also beautiful. I can’t recommend it enough. It changed how I view people in my life and also myself. It inspired me to open up conversations with my father. And if you don’t have a father, I recommend it as well.
Apr 8, 2025
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this summer, we’re starting yoga, we’re learning a new language (being bilingual is now the standard, you need to know at least three to be truly chic), we’re going to concerts just because the tickets were cheap, we’re going to museums (especially the weird ones), hitting up the local library to ask for new recommendations, whether it’s a surprise or based on past tastes, we’re painting, collecting and collaging, sewing and embroidering our clothes, re-learning the harmonica, playing chess with strangers online and at the café, we’re taking up tennis and pretending it’s not just because of challengers. the only way to find what brings you joy is to try.
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full of bread and wine and guilt
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the guy at the store should know you, the man running the halal truck should know your order, your barista should know your name and you should know theirs, you should have a borderline flirtatious banter going with a bartender at your favorite dive bar
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