edin-dino-u Reviews

If I Stay (2014)

Beauitiful and mesmerizing work of art.

[10/10 · 11 November 2014]

I never cry. Never. I sometimes feel like I got no emotions in me. But this, this movie, oh, how to explain it. Beginning was beautiful, slow, accident seemed like a dream, I waited for her to wake up and rejoin her family, but, what I got was my own life going fast forward in front of my eyes, and I felt every her word resonating somewhere deep inside me, her grandpa's words hitting me like a train, and I sobbed. Couldn't stop myself, just couldn't, just didn't want to. It felt good. To feel the pain. And not every movie could do that. Not every actor could send me back to somewhere I thought I forever left behind. And entire cast just created perfect medium for me to feel something.

I can't be objective here. I don't even know if I am reviewing the movie or just trying to share how I felt for almost an hour, I don't know, but what I know is that I can't recommend this movie to those who are unstable and still in process of healing, because as Tom Odell would tell you, if you don't break down before him getting a chance to tell you that, "Take my heart and take my hand, Like an ocean takes the dirty sands, And heal...". When movie finished, and Tom began singing, I just had to give up and let my tears go as they wished. As much as I hated myself for letting go of my self-control so easily, I felt alive and I would never give up experience of watching this movie.

Sorry for being overly pathetic, but I had to be completely honest.

Harvest (2011)

Beautiful Ending

[9/10 · 1 September 2013]

Movie is indeed going very slowly, but lack of plot means just a raw emotions which developed between two ordinary guys with ordinary lives and process of discovering them. Nothing else. Just enough. Final hug is most beautiful scene in my life, so full of meaning. It is like a crown to the slow paced movie that develops into nothing but one hug, two smiles, and probably, thumping of their hearts. Scenography is outstanding too, and I feel that this movie achieved what it wanted. It set a backdrop, and in the most special moment, they happened. In the best moment. No drama. No complications. Just a slow process of advancing from awkward moments to mutual understanding. Acting is really good, I felt like I am reliving those moments again.