Before Sunset
Still no post about Eternal Sunshine. I just had to watch “Before Sunset”, because for some reason, I couldn’t stand not to know what happened with them afterwards. In the end, the sequel is a lot like I’ve expected, and it definitely is targeted at people who have watched and liked the first movie, in my opinion. It simply refers too much to what happened in “Before Sunrise”.
Oh my god, this movie is so addicting, it’s Parfait Tic for adults. XD Then again, I think I am only continuing to watch because I have the impression that they only talk with each other, but nothing actually happens between them. In fact, I even think that for the first part of the movie, they reminisce about what happened backwards and let each other know what they are doing, and it’s not before the trip on the boat that they began to talk about both of them, their relationship. On top of that, it struck me as pretty weird that Celine talked so much about her ex-boyfriends and about ‘men’ in general. It’s kind of disillusioning for me: I have always thought that Jesse would kind of be the one for her, and not just another guy who left her and married. If I were Jesse, I probably would have felt a bit weird hearing her talk. Therefore, it gives me the impression that they are falling in love with each other again, but this time at the end of the movie.
In fact, both characters have grown into rather unsympathetic characters – but probably that’s just me, I don’t quite like “angry, maniac, depressive activists”. *hrr* This brings me to the fact that they talked about a lot of things I wished they didn’t… I don’t really want to hear their views of politics (aside from the fact that they seem quite unreflected and not differentiated at all) or even human rights (oh god!), and I especially hated her citation of Einstein. In case you don’t know: In my opinion, Einstein is a scientist and nothing more. He excelled in his research, but he wasn’t particularily ‘smart’ when it comes to ethics, political views and sociology; the stuff he said about life, the universe and what is right or wrong cannot possible all come from himself. I dislike the citations because it shows people’s narrow-minded attitude about how a great man also has to say great things, and not understanding that geniuses are ‘only’ particularily good in one field. I doubt Einstein had the time to think much about life, politics and stuff. Jesse was much cooler, but had less interesting character traits than Emoceline. In fact, I had the impression that Celine was more developed as a character and stood more in the middle of the movie than Jesse. She also looks great in this movie – her top in the movie is absolutely gorgeous *hrr hrr*
(Then again, Jesse’s going to commit adultery, oh his poor son! Okay, actually he’s not cool a all.)
This time again, the movie made me laugh a few times, for example: “Do I look different?” “You look skinnier… thinner.” “What, you thought I was a fatty? You wrote a book about a fat french girl!” XD I have written so many negative things about the movie, but actually I liked it despite all the clichés in it *_*
All in all, it was great to have watched the movie because I couldn’t stand the cliffhanger of the “Before Sunrise”. Even though I was surprised at the sudden ending of “Before Sunset”, it made clear that they decided to stay together, at least for awhile – there’s no real good-bye scene, which is quite comforting. Actually I would really watch a third part! Let’s say, after 18 years when they are nearly old people XD I wonder a bit how the title would be then, but whatever XD (And what city to choose… maybe Rome?)
“Let’s say, after 18 years when they are nearly old people XD” Waaah, I’d love it. XD
I didn’t really care about their political talk back then, when I watched the two movies. Probably because I just was too ignorant one and a half year ago and I wasn’t heavily interested in themes like politics and so on. Well, maybe I should watch the movies again. *__*
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy wrote the screenplay for Before Sunset. I think the characters are strongly influenced by the two actors. (Like you’ve already mentioned – Julie Delpy always portrays the same characters anyway.)
there has definately been somewhat of a quantum leap in the poster design XD
Their political talk in the second movie actually is much more dominant in “Before Sunset”, and their personal talk is mainly about sex. So actually I preferred the atmosphere and the conversation in “Before Sunrise”.
Always portraying the same character is usually a bad thing in my book, but I will forgive Julie Delpy *g* I find it so weird that french actresses often are daughters of already established actors (like Emmanuelle Béart)…
@Prog: You must have read my mind or something, but that was exactly what I thought too XD I think I said something like “The poster is the only thing that is better in the second movie than the first”