Yeah, after the reviews being so high I watched some of it the first night and fell asleep, watched that again and a but more the next night and fell asleep, today I was determined to finish it. After seeing this comment since it was the first one, I kept waiting for something terrible to happen. On screen, it never did, other than her getting on the plane. I feel like I either missed something or that the audience is supposed to fill in the insinuations with his clear depression and sadness. I did love the girl. She's a brilliant actress and reminds me of a young Ellen Page. He's fabulous too. The movie itself, however, left me disappointed and confused. Did he? He must have. Too little to.go on really. Utterly forgettable other than the acting.
Saw this at TIFF. A quietly profound movie that has so much to say about love and memory. And it was only after the credits rolled that I realized how richly layered this film is. What an awe-inspiring directorial debut.
@@EboniFlowers Toronto International Film Festival. Basically the biggest film festival in the world. Cannes might have more prestige, but TIFF is the people's film fest.
Call me crazy but I’ve seen this movie five times, and probably will see it once or twice more before it leaves theaters. I’m addicted to how vulnerable and emotional it makes me feel. If Charlotte Wells keeps telling these types of stories, she’ll become one of my favorite directors.
This movie was so cryptic, haunting and mysterious- but by the end I was emotionally floored and wanted to rewatch it all over again to try and dissect what everything meant. Reminded me a bit of a Jane Campion film in how it leaves behind tiny breadcrumbs of rich suggestive detail as to what the characters are feeling, without explicitly spelling anything out. A quietly profound and shattering piece of work
This was the best movie I saw at Telluride. It honestly blew me away. Very subtle and very delicate. I was reminded of In the Mood for Love, Tree of Life, and Moonlight. Charlotte Wells is a talent.
Those kind of lazy, out of place comparisons, man. In regards to content, it's closer to something like El Sur (1983) and when it comes to form, it's closer to early Claire Denis.
This is easily one of the best movies i have seen in the last decade. And i dont think i have EVER seen better on screen chemistry than the chemistry these two have. I read that they took a "practice vacation" before filming to help build the chemistry and clearly it paid off.
“Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.”
SPOILER ALERT!!! Wow thank you for that! That helps me so much while I've been sitting here trying to figure out the whole unspoken thing at the very end. I assumed he left, that his depression took him out. I keep thinking he had planned the one last trip with his daughter to then go home and take his life?? That's what I thought the double doors meant and her sadness as an adult. I watched most of it twice then finally finished it today. I love the two actors chemistry! She's an absolute powerhouse of an actress! She reminds me of a young non-awkward Ellen Page. I love both of them. Fantastic acting when the film is layered and layered in insinuation.
@@crunch9362for you maybe, but a lot of other people loved it. If you're not emotionally tuned in enough to get the best out of the movie and understand the purpose of it, than that sucks because you missed an incredible amount of chemistry between the actress and actor. They are phenomenal at bringing to light all of the unsaid. It's subtle. It's not a typical in your face answer. Sorry you didn't get the most out of it
He puts his daughter back on the plane. Bawls his brains out and decides to kill himself by walking into the ocean. But blink and you’ll miss all of that. The scenes are presented out of sequence. It’s up to the audience to piece it together.
Beautiful film. So many things about Paul's character reminded me of my childhood with my own dad, who we lost last year (right down to embarrassing us by doing Tai Chi in public lol). Leaves you with that hazy, melancholy feeling of waking up from a dream you can't quite remember..
I genuinely can't stop thinking about this movie and I rarely leave comments on movie trailers. I was sobbing the second time because I realized I missed out on a lot of subtle cues the first time. Highly recommend watching this with subtitles if you have trouble understanding the accent.
A24 is the new American Zoetrope. I may not like all of them, but I stay on top of what they're doing, because I know they are fostering real talent in a superhero saturated world.
Agreed, although I don't know what Zoetrope is. I watch almost all the movies A24 puts out. They are what we've been needing un film for decades. The actual art and style has long since been lost to superheros and paranormal garbage. Now they're remaking all the movies and then some that I grew up on and ruining the timeless iconic art and impact that they offer which simply cannot be found in Movies these days so the lack of creativity in movie making has tried to attempt to steal greatness. It's like trying to capture a piece of time and keep it in a jar to pull out later in hopes of using it as an ingredient in a shit sandwich.
I've been dying to see this and am happy to finally get some trailer footage. Honestly looks amazing and Barry Jenkins producing this has me even more pumped.
Just watched this masterpiece for the 3rd time. Was really missing my mom and feeling down today. The end struck me differently (spoiler alert I suppose, but the last image of him with the camcorder translated to me as as him always watching her from somewhere.) piping hot tears flowing yet again
I took a whole different assumption about him walking down the hallway and through the doors. I thought he had been planning to take his life and took that one last trip with his daughter so she would only know him as her loving daddy, and her looking at it, still traumatized, with trying to put together what went wrong by watching the footage of the vacation over and over. It left me very empty. Such a sadness in divorce. It really is damaging for all involved. The same can be said about an unhappy relationship.
This trailer gets more resonant after watching the film which I’ve never seen happen before. Such a rare talent this director has, I can’t wait to see this in theatres again.
This film kept me on edge with dread and fear as the entire storyline was building up for a big reveal. It's a heavy emotional and deeply layered movie. I'll have to see it again because I was left puzzled after the first watch. Phenomenal film. 10/10.
I noticed most of the sort of warnings we see throughout the film and was on the edge as well and I think that took me out of the emotional aspect a bit. I just kept trying to figure out what this was all leading up to. The scenes with the flashing lights honestly hurt my eyes so I couldn't appreciate those moments until the very end of the film. Even then - it wasn't until I sat with it for a bit that the emotion came. Really powerful film. Definitely one that gets better after a second watch.
@@jillmayer9501the parts with the lights made me see visions of his fights with her mom, and the making up. I thought it was flashing to his memories of her, but maybe it was flashing Sophie as an adult. It's absolutely devastating to see someone lose their innocence, as sophie did. The bright flame that burns out when we become adults and parents ourselves. I have a picture of my little sister (22 months younger than me) and she's latched onto the leg of an adult and laughing with mer mouth open. She was around 2 and you could see her two bottom baby teeth and the brightly shining happiness of playing as a child. I didn't recognize it as being her. We grew up with an abu$ive father who stopped drinking when we were 5 and 3. He was far far worse than when he was drinking. My mom was always busy, she was emotionally bankrupt and offered almost no affection, but was a model mom if we're talking about tasks and activities. My sister waz bullied to an extreme that many people don't live past. It went on from kindergarten through high school. Intense bullying. So she got it at home AND at home. It was only safe when she walked all day in the woods by our house. I never saw that light in her eyes again. Her laugh is fake and her smile is a mask she puts on for people to not ask her what's wrong or tell her to cheer up. Now she has an ED that began in junior high amd has come and gone along with a severely excessive exercise addiction. All products of a lack of love. I got the same feeling from older Sophie. She was so carefree as a kid. She was so damaged as a new mother looking back at that trip with her Daddy so many years after he, well who knows. It doesn't say.
A beautiful gift to anyone who was a child and loved an older sibling, cousin, parent or person with depression…saw it last week and I haven’t stopped thinking about it💔❤️🙏
This is a truly rare film that stays with you long after watching it. I can’t say enough how amazingly beautiful this film is; it certainly tugs at your heartstrings and dares you to go deep into your emotions. I felt it was a perfectly spaced movie, as each seen builds upon the next, and the subtle, melancholic score builds to a cinematic climax by the final scene. The final 10 minutes tied it all together perfectly. I sat there, stunned by the end, immediately wanting to go back to see all the subtle scenes which alluded to its’ inevitable conclusion. You get the sense that Sophie was desperately trying to recollect the good times, whilst simultaneously attempting to understand who her father really was. It’s just the perfect combination of mood, memory, and nostalgia. It made me think back to my own childhood. It’s the quintessential coming-of-age movie, at the dawn of adolescence, when all of life is hopelessly confusing. A father, trying desperately to be there for his daughter, whilst coming to terms with his own inner demons. A daughter coming to terms who her father really was vs what her 11year old perception of him was. This is easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen.
ive been hearing some people saying its about an incest relationship or something like that. I rly hope its not but hearing ppl say the movie broke their hearts it makes me think that's a possibility. So could you confirm if this is true without going into spoilers ofc
@@synicritic524 It’s about a father and a daughter going on a vacation. There is no incest in this film. Whoever said there was must’ve been misinformed or horribly misreading the subtext of the movie.
Saw this at the Montclair Film Festival in NJ. You def have to read between the lines - the director doesn’t spell it out for you. But once you figure out what’s going on, it grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. The last dance scene, historic.
Most beautiful and personally moving film I've seen in a long time. My oldest daughter and I have a very distant relationship. It's incredible the joy, love, and pain relationships with children create.
The words "best film of the year" are getting thrown around a lot about the movies that have come out this year. But in my opinion, there's no other film more deserving of that phrase than 'Aftersun.' Hands down the best independent drama that I've seen since 'The Place Beyond The Pines.'
Wow, i watched this trailer before watching the film and felt, “this is going to be a great film.” After watching the movie I can’t do nothing but fight back tears, every scene is soooo powerful. please don’t look up any other scenes, reviews. GO WATCH THIS! I watched it 6 days ago and still stuck w thoughts about it.
Please do not sleep on this movie! I was able to catch a screening last night before It left the cinema and i can't stop thinking about it. Such a beautiful heartbreaking story that left me gutted by the end. Paul and Frankie give beautiful natural performances, I never doubted for a second that they weren't father and daughter. I cannot recommend this movie enough. I will be forever haunted by the last shot of this film.
Thank you to all that made this for giving us this film I will cherish forever. A bittersweet quiet goliath of a film that beat out every other movie last year for me
Honestly out of all the movies they got maybe 10 truly suck and they got what like 50 now. thats pretty damn good.They the best production company around. I hope they never ever lose their charm.
This film is so heartachingly wonderful and precise in its depiction of the awkwardness of growing up, growing up too fast, depression, and loss. It's a beautiful ride visually that one can take during the ugliest and lowest of feelings. The juxtaposition between the content and destinations is hauntingly beautiful. The subtlety in the performances of Corio and Mescal is uncomfortably familiar and authentic. PS. Brings me to tears every time I watch it.
I was finally able to watch this movie yesterday. And it's an experience, really. I don't know who to recommend it to but at the same time I'd say everybody should watch it.
I almost gave up on this movie. Based on the enthusiastic praise its received I began watching it and after thirty-five minutes stopped, because I thought it was too dull. But throughout the evening I grew more annoyed with myself for not seeing the film through to the end. People whose opinions I respected loved the movie. That didn’t mean I’d love it love it as well, but I didn’t feel I could form an honest opinion of it without seeing it through to the end. So a couple hours later I watched the rest of it and I’m so grateful that I did. The emotional impact of the end was so genuine and human. The next night I watched it again without interruption and realized that first half hour wasn’t dull at all. I hadn’t paid attention the way I should have and I almost sabotaged the experience of a great film. Fortunately that didn’t happen. This film haunts me now and I can’t remember any film that’s motivated me to write such a long comment in RU-vid comment section. I’ll give some time but I will watch it again.
I felt the same way 30-40 minutes in. For me the "people whose opinions I respected" included my twin so I powered through. Beautiful ending to a brilliant film.
I wanted to see this. Saved it from on my channel list. Then forgot. Lol. Then I realized who the actor was 😳…I’m in !!! I just love everything he does can’t wait :)
A24 at it again with some tears - I need like a end of the world movie filmed like this - We have Melancholia - but I would love something chaotic yet hauntingly beautiful
This trailer could have ended 1/3rd through and I'd still be sold. Also, it introduced me to the wonderful cover of The Cranberries' Dreams by Liza Anne.
If Sophie was around longer in Calum’s life he would of been happier for awhile longer 😢 She was what made him keep on surviving as he was looking forward to see her during their vacation together.
This fucking destroyed me. I can relate to this so much. It’s especially brutal the second time around and all the subtle things are much clearer now that you’re looking for them. That ending…I couldn’t stop crying.
I couldn't even tell Calum was depressed. Even walking into the ocean at night by himself, I thought it was odd, drunken behavior. It didn't hit me until the end credits when I thought "wait did he kill himself?". Guess that's an accurate depiction of someone going through depression..
This movie was alright, but you kinda get what they're going for early on and it doesn't really change things up much even through to the end (not that there needs to be a big reveal/event or anything). However, it especially nailed that feel of looking through old family vacation footage. Wasn't aware that A24 was handling a wider theater release.
I feel a human duty to inform those who plan on watching this film to please not listen to the comment above me. This person has absolutely either not viewed the film or missed several chunks of it. This is a film where absolutely nothing is spelled out for you and you don't truly get the full picture until the very end. Do not deprive yourself of experiencing this immaculate piece of storytelling. I have never ever cried at a film with heaving sobs the way I did upon my second viewing of this masterpiece. I have never cried at a film at all until it became the first time, then the second, then the third time after each successive viewing of Aftersun.
This movie was one of the most boring pointless films I've ever seen in my life. I was waiting for it to get better but never did. People said they cried watching this? Either soft, lost a parent or loved one. This movie felt like it was made for only two groups of people, white people or people who lost a loved one. This movie was so disappointing I am deeply remorseful of ever watching it and wasted almost 2hrs of my life I'll never ever get back. It made me question giving up watching movies, tv shows and put me on a path to get rid of my tv so I can enjoy more of life and not spend much time of precious life watching things.
@@Aztecatl7 I respect your right to express your opinion, but to call the film pointless is just unbridled ignorance. There isn't a single wasted shot in the film, and I think if you saw past your ego and stopped feeling threatened by your inability to grasp the meaning of the film, you'd see that.
