Submarine
“i took a photo of us, mid-embrace. when i am old and alone i will remember that i once held something truly beautiful.”
felt ideal to start the year off by submerging (get it?) myself once again into the silly little life of oliver tate — yes, this film is the epitome of what indie tumblr would’ve lapped up — but every part of it is incredibly captivating to me. even after rewatching it numerous times, it still holds that same charm that it once had when i initially watched it.
whilst i find it almost impossible for films to depict the emotion of love accurately, submarine is successful in representing young teenage love in such an artistic way — the montages compiled with the beauteous soundtrack by alex turner really fulfil the complicated, but loving relationship between jordana and oliver. it’s an addicting portrayal of love through the use of awkward characters who are so vastly different, yet work strangely well with one another.
i could talk about my love for this film and its characters, visual elements and soundtrack for years but i’ll save the rest for when i inevitably review this once more in the future