Hamnet

i think i need to start this review off by saying that even after the movie ended, i couldn’t stop crying. i think it’s a testament to chloe’s writing that i, as someone who has never experienced loss like which is depicted in this film, felt the emotions so palpably that i was struggling to take in a breath between my tears in the last twenty minutes of the film. there were so many moments that i kept thinking about the beauty of this film: the writing, the characters, the familial love, the cinematography, the score, the transcendence and connection of art. it’s such a disservice to diminish this film into being “oscar bait” because it genuinely is so personal and profound. i loved every second of it.