Aftersun

the very last scene BROKE MEthe art of cinematography in this film is unmatched, truly so beautiful and I really admire the camera work in thisseries of shots I really liked:long held still shots - gave us time to look at the details, specifically that Polaroid developing shotcontrasting colour shots - blue and orange lighting in one framereflection shots - on the tv screen, the glass table, in the poolparty, flashing lights shots I also really liked the soundtrack used, a pleasant surprise to hear Chumbawamba's Tubthumping (one of my dad's favourite songs when I was a kid) they captured the essence so well too. dancing to Tubthumping was something i'd dream of doing with my dad. it's the way this film even reminded me of my own dad (through the literal soundtrack, not the plot) and that really broke me inside because it wasn't even something intentional or actually part of the film. but that made me so much more emotional, and that's why this is definitely up there for favourite films of all time. it hit way too close to home. as for the film as a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed watching every bit of it. the message is so subtle but strong in many scenes in the film. and though the ending did confuse me a little, I read the synopsis again and it all made sense again. the ending was so perfectly done, I couldn't have thought of a better way to end it. it was so well shot too. it really showed how the man she remembered and the man she actually went on holiday with were different people. my jaw dropped in shock at the ending, and I literally welled up in tears. (another scene is probably almost cried at as when Paul Mescal's father character was crying) and I was so ready to believe Paul Mescal was a great father. Frankie Corio was outstanding in this, beautiful acting from both of them. 3 JAN UPDATE: I saw a TikTok talking about this film and I started crying.