Before Sunrise

I loved this movie. It’s exactly what you’d expect from an indie Linklater movie. Two people talking mostly including a lot of philosophical (potentially psuedophilosophical) things for the entire movie. But even knowing what I was gonna get I still love it. A couple reviews ago I said cinematic realism isn’t my thing, but Linklater’s brand of cinematic realism always works with me for some reason. Before Sunrise manages to feel true to life and feels like exact memories you’ve had but still uses narrative conventions so wisely it doesn’t feel like it is. It makes those cinematic moments of day to day life feel like how you imagine them, and I love it. Both Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy give such incredible performances. It takes a lot to make two characters feel like real living, breathing, people; but they manage to do it. I’m very excited to watch the next two films and potentially revisit Boyhood as well.  Side note, Jesse is just totally Mason from Boyhood once he grows up (which is probably more of a symptom of Linklater’s characterization than anything else, but who cares)