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Part Cartel action, part musical, and part crazy novella-oh, what could have been? This amalgamation of crazy ideas worked against the essence of the film itself. Certain aspects cancel each other, which leaves us wondering if it was better packaged than this. The technical aspect was flawless, as was the cinematography, with excellent sequences, but sadly, the plot failed miserably.

The beautiful performance by Zoe Saldana, in part, saved this film from being too eccentric and chaotic. She performed on a level unparalleled by anyone in the film.

I'm very indifferent about this. I can't say I liked the film as a whole, but I certainly loved what could have been if it had a better plot.

Aftersun

Aftersun is a rather poignant story, it wallows in realism to the point you would think you're watching a documentary, it unfolds through the scope of a distant memory fading through time only accessible through emotions.

The director Charlotte Wells succeeded in conveying a sense of a looming threat that engulfs these memories, she showcases emotions and lets the audience fill in the voids and add in the details and guessing the hidden trauma and regrets behind the story, in a sense the film is a reminder how powerful our memories are and can be, for most people memories are what shapes us.

All in all, Aftersun will leave you thinking and it will hit you as soon as you start projecting your own memories on it, genuine filmmaking in every sense.

A literal pit-fight of emotions, a constant barrage of realism. it doesn't shy out from anything, "bold" is a weak adjective to describe this, this is straight-up an insight into a world with no winners. Zendaya and David go head to head, firing all their ammo at each other in a strategic and thought out way, mercy is way behind them, it's metaphorically bloody and violent, they spared us nothing of the raw passion fulled love they share and it's just mind-blowing to see.

I absolutely loved it.