[Filmin] It is good to remember. This film talks about a reencounter that, in fact, is a long farewell. It talks about separation, loss, misunderstanding ... It talks about the truth that everyone knows but no one mentions. It is a story about sadness that causes deep sadness. The camera moves slowly, timidly, to give space to the characters and their pain. Perhaps the ending gives us some hope. Or maybe not.
A beautiful, heartbreaking film. I knew it would be good from seeing Cory Michael Smith cast as the lead, but I still wasn't expecting it to be as powerful as it was.
I think I made it halfway through the film before I started crying, and then couldn't stop until after I finished watching. A heart wrenching plot that keeps you guessing throughout the film, beautiful cinematography despite being entirely black and white, a full cast of compelling characters... this film has it all.
Have tissues on standby if you watch 1985.
You're gonna have some tough days; days where you feel like everything sucks, and you don't wanna get out of bed; days when you gonna feel like you just don't belong. I've had a lot of those days. And I want you to know; you are not the only one that feels the way you do. There's a whole world out there for someone like you. I promise you are not as different as you think you are. And mom and dad that might not get it; all of your friends might not get it either, and some of them might say some pretty mean and awful things, because they just don't get it. But I get it, and I know that you're gonna learn to be happy... with who you are. And you may need to be at another place to be happy, and you know what? That's okay; that's why I left home. It might seem like the hardest thing to do at first , but it might be the right thing for you to do. And in another time, at another place, you're gonna meet the right people; people that are just like you. People that are just like me. So hang in there, Andrew. Things tend to get a little darker before they get brighter.
Just beautiful.
Shout by Lee Brown Barrow Movie BuffVIP 3BlockedParent2020-07-06T14:14:09Z
I expected this to be an emotional blub fest, but it wasn't - at least, not until a scene with Adrian's brother near the end. . A good film, and all the better for having some restraint. Another reminder of the difficulties associated with coming out and the AIDS disease that has affected so many.