Aftersun
I thought I was watching a movie about a father and daughter on vacation. Turns out I was watching a daughter trying to understand her father🙁
*●⭐🎬 Every 5/5 I Gave in 2026
I thought this was just going to be a simple movie about a father and daughter on vacation, but there was always this feeling that something wasn't right.
Even when they're laughing, swimming, taking pictures and having a good time, I kept noticing something strrange about the father. Nothing huge happens, and the movie never really explains what's going on with him. Somehow, that made it feel more reall
She's just a kid, so she doesn't notice the things we notice. For her, it's just a nice holiday with her dad But when you look back at those memories knowing what you know now, little things start to feel completely different
The way he talks, the way he looks at her, the random promises, thee moments where he suddenly seems distant… they're all small things, but together they say a lot
I really liked that the movie trusts you to notice them yourself instead of explaining everything.l
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*Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio>>>>>>>
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* were great together too. Their relationship felt so natural that I forgot I was watching actors sometimes
Honestly, I don''t think this movie is about finding out exactly what happened to the father. It's more about that weird feeling of looking back at someone you love and realizing there were parts of them you never understood*
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