Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier depicts emotion in a way that not many other filmmakers can. It’s insane. Compared to his other films, I felt like they all had a familiar setting, like I was experiencing the same place every time, which technically I was. But this film expands, if that makes sense. It feels so open, and I don’t feel closed in. It feels new. This movie is a masterpiece on so many levels. The performances were incredible. Inga is so talented, and it really made me reflect on my own family and how even though we all lived in the same house and went through many of the same things, we still experienced them differently. We share some trauma, but we also have very different experiences. Some things are easier for some of us and harder for others. And it effects us differently aswell. This film pulls a certain emotion and memory out of you. I really connected with it, and it came effortlessly. It doesn’t spoon feed you, but when you do connect with it, you really connect. That ending scene was the cherry on top, especially when little Erik ran up for a hug. Overall, this just cements Joachim Trier as one of my favorite filmmakers, and I realize he kind of helps me understand myself through his films, especially this one. A literal masterpiece.