Beautiful Film

I love this film..it really made me feel. At the end when he is talking about the best moments of his life being when he really felt instead of thought....I felt like I was having a moment exactly like that. I was overwhelmed with feeling and I cried for about 10 minutes.

I don't believe in God or any kind of spirituality, but I believe in what this film made me feel.

Every time I watch it, tears stream down my face, and I have new insights about some of the scenes.

I can't believe that Tom Ford wasn't up for Best Director, and this wasn't up for Best Film. It truly is a work of art! It actually should have been nominated for many awards, and I'm shocked that it was virtually ignored...



I met Colin Firth!!!

it was very beautiful and as i knew it would, it made me cry my eyes out finally at the end scene :( ugh

but i was on the verge the whole movie b/c he was dealing w/ a broken heart and was just a shell of himself now, something i can relate to

Down the rabbit-hole I GO…
what I’ll find no one knows

I totally agree, I absolutely loved this film. I thought that it was genuis when the shots came into bright colours when he was happy and for some reason I really loved the skinny dipping scene in the moonlight (well before he hits his head). The whole thing was sort of life affirming and depressing but mostly it just sort of set a really nice contemplative tone... I hope more people see this. So good.

I give the film about a 6.5 - 7 out of 10 - don't yell. I will explain.

You know how some people see a film and catch on to it and some see it and don't catch on and that's the difference between loving it and not thinking it's just one amazing film?

I was the latter here.

What I really loved: Colin Firth, the details of the backdrop of 1962 ie clothes, house, cars, attitudes, the directing (most excellent - I agree a best director nod should have been given) - especially the way the color faded in and out from drab to colorful when the mood changed - in general there was much to like about this film.

Where it fell short for me: It was slow moving at several points (good but slow moving). His reasoning for deciding not kill himself was a little weak. I understood his reasoning but I don't think the film spent enough time on solidifying it. In the end, I thought it was weak and I wasn't "involved" enough. I've seen films like this where if it's from a book, the movie doesn't make enough room in the screenplay for it to matter enough. I'm sure in the book they they talk way more about his relationship with Charly and how she is his shoulder to lean on during many a crisis and maybe his attraction to the student and his like for the mother and little girl next door go down in more detail in the book to make you root for him not to do it and really get you involved.

The movie has a quick scene in the bank with the little girl and the mom, and a 10 minute scene with Charly and some off the cuff conversation about times in the past that we are not really in on. In fact, the Charly character really came off as quite a bitchy selfish type. Hopefully you see where I'm going with this - if Julianne Moore and anyone else are interwoven into the story more to solidify his reasons for staying - I say yep...this movie gets even a higher mark than 6.5-7.

Perhaps an 8 - with a couple of points for the slow movement. Obviously I didn't read the book - am I even correct in my assessment? There had to have been more thought given to it.

Visually this movie is gorgeous. Costuming, sets, lighting, actors. Everything looks delicious. But the best thing is Colin. I've watched this film at least 4 times and each time I catch something new about his performance. I'm in awe of him.







~When you came in, the air went out

Can anyone explain why it was all so fancy? It makes nonsense of the novel. I understand things are changed in an adaptation but this reduced Isherwood's fine book to garbage. Perhaps the most egregious example is the ridiculous treatment of Charley but absolutely everything is wrong. I can't think why Isherwood's estate gave permission to shoot the dreadful script. It does the book a real disservice. However, maybe I'm missing something. Why was it all so pretty and removed from any kind of human experience?

It really is a film to be felt, like the works of Antonioni. At first I found some of the imagery overwhelming, but there's enough story and feeling here to justify the amazing cinematography.