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I love the way Guadagnino creates a sense of freedom and comfort in his works without neglecting the most fragile and complex parts of the human experience

I was immediately drawn to the filming style since episode 1. I can’t even imagine how hard it must be to record every episode in one take. A filming style which is truly impressive from both the actors and the people working on set. Imagine messing it up and have to reshoot the entire episode – which i think might have happened some times. This choice made the series even more captivating. This episode was a real a punch in the gut. I felt all the contrasting emotions of the father: disbelief, sadness, despair and disgust but at the same time the urge to protect his child even though he knew what he did. Truly heartbreaking. On episode two the thing that i found most unsettling was the reaction of the school kids: laughing, shouting, talking about the murder of a young girl like if it was something funny, something to be proud of, something that she deserved. I was completely disgusted. On episode three i felt completely immersed and captivated by the discussion between Jamie and the psychiatrist. It was like two parts of him were fighting against each other: who he should be vs who he really is. It felt quite heavy to watch and listen to the conversation as a woman… and people still think that sexual and emotional education shouldn’t necessarily be taught at school?! and what an amazing performance from Owen Cooper! He’s so young but already so talented. Episode 4 was truly heartbreaking, full of desperation and hopelessness. Also here, amazing performances from all the actors that i could feel all their emotions in such a gut wrenching way. Being a kid isn’t easy but so it isn’t being a parent. We can blame them as much as we want but we don’t have to forget that who really failed from the start is society and its inability to guide and protect the younger generations.