El incendio

A quiet series of seamless long takes and tracking shots of a couple's unhealthy relationship and state in life. This is a hell of a character-driven film to just watch alone. A lot is said without words, though, so there's quite a bit to take in from (probably) every scene. By the end, I felt like I knew the two characters on a deeper level than expected.

(significantly easier to read on my blog)

Things I Like:

1) Da tension

2) How both partners are hiding things

3) Da cinematography

4) Dat sex scene

5) Da hug

6) How much sense the opening scene makes by the end

7) The end credits songs

Side Notes:

There's a scene in which something is casually revealed to the audience. All I'll say about it is that I played it back after it ended and was left wondering how common it is.

The last third of this film is a trip, and I don't get the ending.

To my surprise, it's on Amazon Prime (sub). Again, totally not sponsoring anybody. Just happened to notice while going through my process.

Slight Spoilers From Here On:

Honestly, I feel bad for him. She seems to have some degree of issues that a therapist could help resolve while he has problems and no one to hold him.

Considering what happens with the one who helped her after the incident and bothered to wait for her to finish, I'm going to conclude that she's the type of person that simply cannot be in a healthy relationship for whatever reason (relevant School of Life: "Why Nice People Are Scary").

This film has one of the best sex scenes I've seen. Fully captured. Unapologetic. And with a degree of realism. Dat aftermath, tho. 👌

Favorite Line:

"I'll try to change."