Before Sunrise

if there's any one thing in this film that makes it what it is, it's the dialogue. obviously. yeah sure it's full of questions we ask ourselves every day, and heavily philosophical, but the special thing about it is how anecdotal it is. for every question comes a response that is simply a childhood story. a memory that serves as a vessel for the actual response to the question, which lies in a small slice of life from a younger version of them, on a bed of laughter, whether the story is funny or not. they always seem to laugh at themselves, no matter what. linklater's dialogue really takes you our of the scene and into your own thoughts. the shots are stagnant and repetitive in their motion. but you don't notice it. you go into the character's story, and live through them out of the scene. their facial expressions also bring so so much to this film. again, for how repetitive these scenes are in terms of physical action, each facial expression is so full of emotion and thought, especially the scene in the listening booth. not overly excited to watch midnight in class next week, but this felt like the perfect film to leave a real review for once.