96

❝I've been standing right where I left you.❞ ⊱ ─── . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ᯽ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ─── ⊰ '96 is like if Past Lives and Before Sunrise had an Indian child. It's a mix of softly cutting dialogue and words left unspoken, all wrapped up in the blanket of a heartbreakingly melancholy soundtrack. The film rests on the shoulders of its two protagonists, Ram and Jaanu (played by Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan respectively) as they reminisce about their school days and the lost years afterwards. There's balance between the highs of their reunion, where humour and jokes ease some of the tension, and the lowest of the lows, where it's impossible not to weep along with them as they ask that all important question: 'what if?'. Sethupathi and Krishnan give outstanding performances, as do the two actors playing the younger versions of their characters, and the supporting cast, though they have limited screen-time, play their roles well. I loved how the cinematography of the film uses soft lighting and intimate framing to allow the viewer to really connect with the characters and give them a taste of the nostalgia being experienced, and the soundtrack by Govind Vasantha is beautiful, complementing the fluctuations in the film very well. All in all, '96 is an excellent film, and I'd definitely recommend watching it if you want to cry so much your eyes swell up.

i’ll write in the morning cus too devastated

Didn't need to be 2 hour long.

❝I've been standing right where I left you.❞ ⊱ ─── . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ᯽ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ─── ⊰ '96 is like if Past Lives and Before Sunrise had an Indian child. It's a mix of softly cutting dialogue and words left unspoken, all wrapped up in the blanket of a heartbreakingly melancholy soundtrack. The film rests on the shoulders of its two protagonists, Ram and Jaanu (played by Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan respectively) as they reminisce about their school days and the lost years afterwards. There's balance between the highs of their reunion, where humour and jokes ease some of the tension, and the lowest of the lows, where it's impossible not to weep along with them as they ask that all important question: 'what if?'. Sethupathi and Krishnan give outstanding performances, as do the two actors playing the younger versions of their characters, and the supporting cast, though they have limited screen-time, play their roles well. I loved how the cinematography of the film uses soft lighting and intimate framing to allow the viewer to really connect with the characters and give them a taste of the nostalgia being experienced, and the soundtrack by Govind Vasantha is beautiful, complementing the fluctuations in the film very well. All in all, '96 is an excellent film, and I'd definitely recommend watching it if you want to cry so much your eyes swell up.