“Not only did I shut out the pain, I shut out everything. The good and the bad. Until there was nothing.”
I’m wholeheartedly convinced that Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber can’t write a script that I don’t absolutely adore. This is certainly one of the most realistic and poignant depictions of modern love and the pressures of impending adulthood. It transcends typical “high school movie” cliches by portraying adolescence with all of its inherent messiness and its lack of…
Very much do not know how to succinctly sum up my emotions after one viewing, but just know that I am feeling !!! A lot !!!
Will spend the rest of my days in agony over my indecision as to which animal I would like to be when I remain eternally alone.
(First half > second half, Rachel Weisz MVP)
Hi, I would just like to direct all Brie Larson haters to the scene where she runs to Jacob Tremblay in the cop car because that is literally some of the best acting I’ve EVER seen.
(Throwback to when I was sobbing and gasping for breath in the theater and the man next to me asked if I needed help. The answer: YES.)
The scene where Ali’s Juan unpacks the meaning of the word “faggot” to Chiron is one of the most well-written, well-acted, and well-directed scenes of the past decade - hell, maybe even the past century. I had such a visceral reaction to it on my first watch, and the impact still remains, almost three years later. Definitely my favorite Best Picture winner in recent memory, by FAR.
Barry Jenkins, never stop making movies.
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“Whatever you think your life is going to be like, just know, it's not gonna be anything like that.”
As someone who was primarily raised by my mom through a lot of monumental moments in my adolescence, this hits right in the heart.
Annette Bening is just as divine as always, and Greta Gerwig has my whole heart. I just watch this and feel so WARM thinking of all the ways the powerful women in my life have influenced me…
The scene where Marion is washing dishes and giving Lady Bird the silent treatment even though she’s begging her to talk to her is one of the most upsetting scenes in the history of cinema and resembles FAR too many agonizing experiences from my own adolescence and I’m HURT