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Blue Valentine (2010)
THIS TORE MY HEART APART
As a teenager who watched this film (don't come at me guys because of the rating I'm turning 18 soon), I officially have no hopes for love and is ready to become a spiritual nun.
Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling perfectly captures the raw emotions of two people falling in love, and two people falling out of love. All the details, the emotions are so perfectly captured. I also loved the cinematic techniques of the contrast in cold and warm colors which hinted at the couple's emotional stages.
In the end this movie had me thinking, who was more at wrong? Initially, I had put most of the blame on Dean; he didn't try hard enough to provide financially for the family, he was an alcoholic, he whines over things like oatmeal and makes the life of Cindy way harder than it should be. But then as the plot progresses, I turned my hate towards Cindy. She was emotionally unavailable for Dean, she perhaps did not love Dean as much as he did, she kept things hidden from Dean. In the end, however, it became clear to me that both of them are equal to blame for the annihilation of their marriage. Both of them are bad communicators, both of them are melodramatic and over-sensitive, both of them are fighting their own demons.
This movie really taught me a lesson; which is it seems like love is impossible to maintain. All in all, I am gonna low key practice abstinence from now on and become a spiritual nun.
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
I had to rewatch the 1st movie to forget about this one
Ok. John Ambrose McClaren did not deserve to be ****ed over like that. C'mon bro.
One Day (2011)
bittersweet. Cherish your days everyone.
This was a movie that brought smiles to my face and tears to my eyes. Maybe some people are meant to be with each other. Maybe some people are meant to lose each other in the end.
Beautifully crafted movie that leaves a bundle of bittersweet emotions tumbling around in your heart. I love the theme for the movie too.
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
crazily good
Crazy Rich Asians was a fabulous movie that made me laugh, smile and shed a few happy tears.
The plot could be considered "cheesy," but to me with Chinese culture added in for the setting gives everything a unique spin and balances out the cheesiness.
Then, the Chinese cultural background of this movie is just perfect. As a Chinese with an international background I can honestly relate so much to the traditional beliefs of Nick's family and Rachel, their way of thinking and of course the food (yay dumplings).
Lastly, I loved the mahjong scene. The director integrated the ancient and well-loved Chinese "sport" into a typical confrontation scene exceptionally cleverly. It's not the usual showdown that I would usually expect. Everything went so smoothly, Rachel never gave up but decided to let go, which just added another different stroke to her dynamic character. Honestly, every part of that scene was on point.
Great acting, ok like I'm no professional on judging acting skills, but to me, the eyes of the characters moved me emotionally and brought me into the mood of them.
It's a movie with a happy ending, which just left me happy too.
Overall, a fantastic movie. Not just for a nice laugh, but made me cherish Chinese culture, this unique, "weird" and respectable culture even more.