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Before Midnight (2013)
This reminded me why I care so much about film.
Two depends seperate characters are together, living through seperate consciousness. Then I'm here, watching them, with my own perspective. I see things about both of them, at the same time. Maybe I can experience all this by watching films now so I don't have to live that resentful life.
The way the soundtrack is mostly composed of one melody, with variations, that stops and starts, emphasises that consistent build up of feelings. It's a powerful tool. The music manages to harmonise with my own emotions. At one point, a note plays and at the same time, they both look at eachother. That's when she says, "It's still here", about the sun. Then the sun goes down and the note plays and they look at eachother, but it's out of sync. This was all so perfectly set up with their conversations about love's transience.
The themes and emotions set eachother up so perfectly. I'm in awe at this film.