She Taught Love

I need more movies like this being put out. I'm not sure why so low in terms of ratings, but I think I know why! More people (who can relate) need to start supporting movies like this, and stop looking at it from rose colored glasses. If you can't relate, just say it, don't put in a bad, or low rating. POC movies never get the recognition they deserve as is (as you can tell by who win's the awards), and all in saying is take yourself, your life, your experiences out of it and learn something! The world is bigger than the 4 corners you've grown up in. Go out, experience life, and maybe then you'll be able to appreciate different types of movies!

This film is so beautiful and intentional. I love the transitions that indicate how much time has passed or how each character has grown. Nothing about this film was predictable. It made me laugh, cry, mad. I felt like the characters were messy af in a good way. Relatable. A beautiful love story honestly. We need more of this from the director and writer especially featuring Black characters? A loving family and friends? I loved everything about this film. Really made my heart burst at the love developed in such a short amount of time. 10s. No notes! Amazing acting!!! Put each of the leads into more of everything. Their chemistry was amazing.

There's much to be said about the film. The first takeaway was the storyline, which left me with the natural emotion of humanness as opposed to a treatise on power relations or other debates of a philophical nature. After all, the reality of an impending death can strip us from our learned intellectual tendencies and force us to face our true essence and what is really important. The story also delivers a sense of true love between two adults and their capacity to fight back together the adversities that they face. The lush cinematography, the play of lights and interiors add to the beauty, the intensity, and the weight of the life that they share. The music is well curated for each phase of the film. Arsema is undoubtedly the leading character who calls the shots. She has the ability to effortlessly navigate and express the plethora of emotions and attitudes that her role requires. She elevates love . I enjoyed watching how the hospital corridor and the nurse desk were transformed into a galactic dance performance. Mali is a science buff in addition to being a sports lawyer, yet she can also fall in love.

This movie highlights living and loving on borrowed time. I appreciate the different themes of family also. Wish we could have seen the males family on screen but it still provided a great dynamic. Definitely captures a feel good love story that isn't short of realism. How refreshing it is to see a story about a man's admiration for a women who would change his whole life. To then see that very women be inspired by that man to tap into her own desires. Every romance movie can give you intimate scenes throughout, but what about ones that highlight hard truths. Overall the storyline was familiar but proved its individuality by encouraging optimism through loving in the present. Also who doesn't love a good Beyoncé reference ! :)

Don't usually review movies but the low rating prompted this review.

First things first. This movie does not try to be what it's not. The acting is not the greatest but it's not bad also.

What caught my attention is how seamless & "clean" this movie was. It avoided the usual stereotypes and focused on the story & how it unfolds which I found to be a breath of fresh air.

I consider myself very open minded as I tend to like unconventional movies and this is up there with the rest of them.

Words cannot describe my pleasant experience enough - just see the movie. It clearly isn't a big budget movie but the cinematography and score are amazing.