Emotional Damage but Beautiful | Close (2022) Movie Reaction | First Time Watching 

This is one of the best movies i've ever seen. Truly feel like it changed the chemistry of my brain. I'm still unwell

That last scene from the movie hit me so hard. Leo running on the fields of flowers symbolizes new beginning and when he looked back, his friend Remi will no longer be there. God, I could never moved on from this movie.

This film demonstrates how societal forces destroy the beautiful and innocent relationships that pre-pubescent boys enjoy. Leo’s big brother saw and felt deeply how severely hurt his little bro was and cuddled with him to reassure Leo that he is loved and cared for. This film is, as you observed, both beautiful AND heartbreaking.

A week ago I saw this film. Had no idea it existed and knew nothing about it. A few minutes into it, I was losing some focus thinking it was another coming-of-age teen film. I was sorely wrong, It is far more than that. I think it should be required watching for every adult, especially men, regardless of how or what they view themselves as. The film destroyed me. I've cried every day for almost a week now thinking about this film and why it has had such an impact on me. It almost exactly mirrors my own experience when I was a child with my best friend, both of us right at that same cusp in age between childhood and puberty, who was killed in a car wreck and I only had 2 minutes to say goodbye before he died. The immeasurable love and tenderness that was instilled in this film still has me blown away. It's given me a chance to resolve an immense grief and locked away emotions that I have had for years trying to keep it away from my daily thoughts and there has been no one, absolutely no one that I have ever confided in about what he was to me when I was a child. Even though all of my family and friends knew we were close, I never knew how to convey to them how much this kid meant and how much we meant to each other. It was a solid, intense, loving and purely innocent friendship where we did everything together. Joined at the hip. This isn't a masterpiece from Director Lukas Dhont. It is an hour and 45 minute therapy session for a lot of people who need to watch this. So heartbreaking and so sad and at no point does it feel like the film is trying to jerk emotions from you that are contrived or a cliche or some kind of deliberate attempt at drawing tears from the viewer. The boys were phenomenal in this film and so were the rest of the cast. Everyone was utterly believable. Eden Dambrinne's portrayal carried the weight and unbearable pain for the last hour of this film. And liberated me from years of pain and anguish for something that I knew was very real. And I'm convinced that everyone has that one friend as a child that you wish you could get back and never lose again. Such a devastating film. But beautifully made. Watching interviews with the boys and Lukas Dhont later on proved without a doubt that they put their hearts and souls into this film. And are very proud of what they did. There is so much more than I can say about this film and it's symbolism with every aspect of it but I'm not. It's one of those films that is hard to describe without spoilers. Again, a must watch...

In the end, him going to the house and there being nothing left there made me CRY a lot! I only recovered from this film after watching Gustav and Eden's interviews and seeing that Remi was alive haha

There’s no doubt in my mind, this film should have won the Oscar.

Yup, I cried while watching this movie. It’s such a beautiful portrayal of friendship and how raw it can be, even as kids.

this movie hit me so hard because i could understand leo

This movie is not for the strong nor for the weak. This movie is for those who are brave. This movie hits me personally because I was the Remi in the friendship I never understood why he left it was like I lost a brother this movie heavily related to how I lost my friend (still alive) how he first hand witnessed the true nature of reality and I was not yet in the known. The duckling story is what got me, my friend had massive sleeping problems and I was always there to whisper him stories til he fell asleep 3:07. I miss you SY

Thank you so much for this reaction ! I came here from your GOT-reaction and I am so happy that at least someone reacted to this wonderful movie, this piece of art.

When leo see the broken door... i can't control my emotion and my face cove all of my tears😟

Thank you for your heartfelt reaction. Their beautiful friendship was destroyed by small minds at school.

Wow... I cry again after seeing this. The Best movie ever.

Your reaction to this film was mine and seemingly everyone else in the cinema when I saw it last year. I almost left the theatre because I couldn't stomach any more sadness, I had to look away from the screen and pinch myself to stop from crying out loud. You could feel the tension in the room, lots of sniffles. I felt the same as you, it really hit a nerve with me not just about grief but all sorts of childhood stuff I didn't even realize was something I'd subconsciously held onto.

I saw this movies in theaters and I literally could not stop crying throughout the second half of this film. I’ve cried from scenes in movies before but never continuously and uncontrollably like I did with this.

I watched this movies a few months ago and I was crying through out the whole movie. Such a beautiful film

sobbed like a baby when i first watched this it’s so beautiful and heartbreaking and it was one of my fav movies of 2022. if you’re looking to watch something similar i really recommend monster (2023)

what a tenderhearted reaction to a beautiful film. thank you!

There's more going on than friendship and the loss of it - Remi couldn't sleep and said "it's my brain" and his mother already had a no-locked-doors rule for him - so what was that? Suicide isn't a "normal" response to hurt and this isn't a film just about what we see on the surface. It's like a whole dimension of the film wasn't explored. Or maybe it was but not directly - who were the girls talking with Remi after the "break-up"? Leo focussed on one of them in the group talk - are we to think they somehow normalized/enabled Remi's self-harm? I'm just not sure why this was hinted at in the film but not expanded on.

This is beautiful.

It's almost a relief to see the interview is now with the boys now that they have gotten bigger. I might see Remi didn't die

YOU ARE SO REAL FOR THIS

Thank you for your honest and open-hearted response! Wasted Potential: Dhont struck gold with Dambrine and De Waele. Yet, De Waele wasn't used in the last two thirds of the runtime - a talent squandered. A failed self-harm attempt could have been a cry for help, rekindling the fractured friendship between the boys. The families of the two protagonists could have had intensive conversations. Fragile bonds struggle in the harsh school environment. A third friend/boy at the new school could have provided unexpected twists and turns. Dambrine's ballet skills went untapped, missing chances for poignant moments. After the first act (the first third of the movie running time), the script lacked fresh ideas.

It’s sad. I cry watching this too. I have been through similar situations. It really hurts. I have always been a remi

I also cried in the reaction ! heartbreaking to think we all have been Remy, or Leo in our lives. we had taken the beauty side of our soul. Great react lady, go through these feelings with us!!!!

My favourite film of 2022

this movie is so sad and heartbreaking but it’s also happy I just really need to scream I really need to get it all out I feel this movie really relates to me moving away from someone after somebody asks if I’m gay and I am but I just couldn’t accept it I still can’t.

You should definitely watch monster (2023) that just came out not to long ago it reminded me of this one !

The shame that we unknowingly let creep inside of us that slowly poisons our innocence. I think so many of us have a version of this story as we grew up and lost people we cared about.

That you so much for sharing this and having the courage to be so raw and open with the emotions that it made you feel. From my personal perspective, I feel as if you reacted to this film in the exact same way as I did, only much more eloquently. I cried along with you watching your video and also had to pause it to get some tissues. Such a beautiful but heartbreakingly tragic film.

Thank you again for your humane and compassionate response to this film. There is a current Belgian movie between two boys: Young Hearts (2024). One of the two screenwriters is the director of Close (2022): Lucas Dhont. This current movie is not a tragedy.

I also cried when I saw the movie.

I can't wait to see this film. Sometimes you just need to watch a film that pulls at your heartstrings and makes you realize how precious and fragile life can be. 🐧💙🍏🍎

Watched this film last night and I know what you mean, I'm still feeling the feels from it. It has a hold of me right now.

girl I cried with you the whole video, loved your reaction, you're so sweet🤍

Your reaction is so beautiful, authentic and raw, you definitely have a new fan in me! Randomly stumbled across this video while looking for reactions to the movie Aftersun (2022), which is a bit like Close I guess (also A24 I believe). You should definitely react to it since you loved Close and Past Lives, not many reactions to works of art like these on RU-vid unfortunately :( P.S Also check out Portrait of a Lady on Fire, I will never miss out on a chance to recommend that film, also has the same quality/vibe of Aftersun, Close, Past Lives etc even though each film tackles very different subjects ❤❤❤

I feel more sad for Leo cause he have to live with this pain

Yeah this movie was seriously one of the best movies I've ever seen this year and my whole entire life! I relate to the characters so much and in a painful way too! Way too relatable!😢

Ein emotionaler Film, bei dem ich ein paar mal weinen musste und mich auch ein paar Tage beschäftigt hat! Niemand hat das Recht, weil man vielleicht nicht in ihre Welt passt, eine so enge Freundschaft zu zerstören!! So eine besondere Verbindung kann es auch zwischen Jungen und nicht nur bei Mädchen geben!! Leider wird das, obwohl man meint das die Kinder oder auch Erwachsenen heute aufgeklärter sind, immer noch falsch gedeutet. Musste diese Erfahrung auch selbst machen. Unsere Freundschaft ist seitdem nicht mehr so wie früher Der Film wurde auf jeden Fall sehr weltnah und von zwei tollen talentierten Jungen verkörpert!

I wish I could hug you and gently wipe your tears away. It’s so sad. I have tried ending my life a few times from heart ache. I am 45 now and I still don’t have love. I wish I had a close one. I do kinda have a close one but the person I am close too is too scared to be in a relationship with me and I too am too scared. I hurts because I know this person loves me and I love them too. I think we are meant to be together we are soulmates, but I think our fear we will never be together. We just hug now and them and hold hands but never anything else. It sucks that people feel that they can’t express their love for eachother because they are afraid of being bullied or losing their jobs or get in trouble with judgmental parents. There’s no one else in this World who I would what to spend the rest of my life with but we can’t be together. We are both too scared and it really hurts. My heart is broken. If I go with someone else I will always be wishing it was with the person I truely love and I will never be truely happy. I am happiest when I have the company of the one person who I feel safe with and loved from.

Sad movie but you crying made me cry even more😢😢😢

just rewatched crying again

Please watch Your Name (2016). It's beautiful and emotional, but not as this. I just feel like I'll be so comforted watching your reaction the way I did for Close. I feel like I'm watching with a friend

Such a beautiful movie. Your reaction was exactly how I reacted. I cried through most of the movie.

Es una gran pelicula muy emotiva ..😢y muy buenos actores ..😭😔

Breakup friendships Are pretty bad af

All ducks are yellow, and so are you... ... but you are more beautiful than the rest. You are special. " The movie was very good. In fact, even a child can go into an emotional end and commit suicide. The director has nailed this , so it breaks my heart 😢 💔

How did remi pass?

Hello! I was very touched by your honest and open-hearted response. Thank you. I found video interviews with boy actors Gustav de Waele (Rémi) and Eden Dambrine (Léo), in which both speak in English. (In other interviews you can hear them in French or in Flemish). I assume the interview was given in early March 2023. Gustav and Eden were in Los Angeles for the Oscars. Diana Su from Argentina: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1j9cHhXmmiQ.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zVpU6ZA-jq8.html

I enjoyed this movie. Shame my movie theater didn’t have it

😢💔chorei muito Remi não merecia este final triste

you should react to the movie called monster 2023

monster 2023 is good to 🥰🥰

Please do reactions to Anne with an E and All of us are Dead. They are a great Netflix series. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU REACT TO THEM.

I've avoided this movie because of the subtitles, but now I think I'm gonna have to watch it now. Still hope you do Aftersun too lol. I balled like a baby

EUUUUUU

this and Monster 2023 ruined me

Have you watched monster 2023

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I don't know you, but I loved you with your reactions, I can tell you're a really good person. And you made me cry all over again, it's such a sad movie. 🥹