Before Sunrise

don't even know what to say. it's a fairy tale love story but rooted with realistic characters who have deep, engaging, grounded conversations with each other. it's addictive. maybe the greatest chemistry ever put to film, or is it? the romanticism of a night to spend with someone you find attractive only to never see them again brings a sense of passion as well as bittersweetness. maybe the characters themselves take the night as more important than it is because of how finite it is. but nonetheless, the chemistry is electric, and both characters are written so so well. nothing is felt forced in any part of the runtime, and it's such a joy just living a night with these characters; smiling whenever they're smiling, and willing to listen to them for hours and hours. even though I thought Ethan Hawke's character was pretty unlikeable at times and kind of a dick, the connection they had together was so magical it kinda just swept me away.  time moves on - it'll go onto the sunrise and even after it, but it will never be able to erase from history the fact that these two people came here, went there, and did that. time may forget us, but we will not forget. because what is life if not the memories we make with people who matter? humans will cease to exist if we couldn't cherish, if we couldn't feel nostalgia. it doesn't matter what we think about the future, the only thing that matters is the here and now, because that's what lives with us forever. the time they spent with each other Before the Sunrise will live with them forever, and that's really all that matters to their relationship, to their time, to their mark in the world. beautiful movie that is so grounded that I forgot it was even written by someone. only thing is that I would've preferred them not to kiss so soon, and instead just leave it for the end, but I think the way it goes in the film is more realistic. excited for the second‼️