"before sunrise"

a rare, cinematic glimpse into the emotions behind love. i love it.

i was scrolling through lists of classic romantic movies at two in the morning last night (note the lack of a social life). i noticed in every trailer that i watched that there was some sort of sex going on that was meant to fulfill the media's view of boy/girl relationships, except a few. this one was one of them. when i saw the trailer, my heart immediately began to race: even though i stare at modern romance movies with a dramatic stink eye, i was legitimately excited about this one. i tell you this right now: i came into the movie with hollow hope, and i came out of it with tears running down my face and my chest about to explode from...happiness.

i wouldn't recommend this movie to everyone, because it's mostly the two characters walking around and talking; very little action takes place. but it's not boring. it's amazingly the very opposite. the two characters only have one night together, and you just feel as if you were a ghost, peeking in on the unraveling romance between a girl and a guy. gosh, i love this movie. the sequel, before sunset, takes place nine years later, and is very much the same style of the first movie. but these movies are so indescribably honest i couldn't bear to watch any of those horrible chick flicks filled with sex anymore. never again.