This is essentially the plot of “The Bélier Family”. Another instance of the time-honored practice of taking a foreign film and making an American version.
Not a bad movie. Already seen The Belier Family before so...
And i understand the need of American version, because in USA, something French are not a thing to Sell.
But learn how to read and get subtitles because the cast of Belier presents really more emoticon then this.
I cryed in the last song of Belier Family.
This is a really beautiful film. One of the best ones I‘ve seen in a long time. Amazing story, brilliant acting and great music makes this a must-see for everyone.
Much good. I cried 4 times.
[tv+] It copies the French film, preserving the most moving scenes. It improves the representation of deaf people thanks to actors who are deaf (Troy Katsur, Marlee Matlin), and it also improves Emily Jones with a deeper performing than Louane Emera (despite winning a César Award). But there is a constant manipulation of feelings, an absolute surrender to the cliché. Sundance has overrated a popcorn movie.
Wow! I completely understand before watching this movie that won several awards, particularly multiple Oscar Awards. I did not expect this movie to be this good. This film moved me in all types of unexpected ways. Superb acting. Words do no justice to this brilliant film. Do yourself a favor and watch this film!
With Sound of Metal winning two Oscars last year and being nominated for four more, it would seem that filmmakers have recognized the potential of stories dealing with deaf individuals. Unfortunately, this film didn't quite live up to that potential for me.
The unique angle of a hearing daughter amongst an otherwise deaf family is compelling and well executed. The problem here is that the unique angle isn't used to explore an equally unique plot. The fundamental story is rife with clichés, feeling like it would be right at home as a Hallmark or Disney Channel original. A girl who wants to pursue her dream and go to college but who is held back by conflict with her family. A love interest with whom our protagonist has a rapid falling out and equally rapid reconciliation. An eccentric mentor who she also has a rapid falling out and equally rapid reconciliation with. The story beats in this film will likely feel very familiar and the fact that our protagonist is a Child of Deaf Adults isn't enough of a twist to fully mitigate that familiarity.
Now, even though the story feels like Hallmark/Disney Channel, the quality of the filmmaking certainly does not. This movie is very well made. The acting is generally great, and despite all complaints of familiarity, the movie still lands some potent emotional punches. I definitely got watery eyed when Ruby's dad verbally tells her to go. It's just unfortunate that it couldn't also tell a more unexpected story.
For those looking for other films dealing with deaf individuals, I strongly recommend The Tribe (2014). It is much more avant-garde, exploring the dark world of a Ukrainian boarding school for the deaf. There is essentially no dialogue and the Ukrainian sign language is not subtitled, making for an eerie not-quite-silent silent film.
Like the US version of "La famille Bélier" it's not bad, but I miss Michel Sardou's music too much ... the "Je vole" sung by Louane is one of the best covers I've ever heard, unsurpassed.
After watching the French original (about three times) this version remains like another feel good movie of the lot. Everything that is extraordinary and emotional is traced from the original.
A good French original idea meets Disney Channel. It does have its moments towards the end but I don’t think it deserved the Oscar for Best Movie. 7.5 / 10
[5.0/10] Every now and then I think about The Artist, the near-silent film from 2011. It was a perfectly charming, creative, and entertaining film. But it made one terrible, awful mistake -- winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. Suddenly, it was no longer judged on its own merits, but measured against the likes of The Godfather and Casablanca and thought of for what it wasn’t rather than what it was.
CODA is not especially charming, or creative, or entertaining. It is a bland piece of feel-good pablum wrapped in a bundle of cliches and contrivances. But I also cannot help but wonder if I would judge it more gently if I’d say, caught it on Lifetime or the Disney Channel, where it belongs, rather than as part of a pre-Oscars watch list. Being nominated for film’s greatest prize brings with it certain standards and expectations, despite a certain amount of crud that regularly makes the cut, and this film is not up to them.
But that’s not a sin. There’s room in the cinematic diet for unchallenging, crowd-pleasing fluff meant to tug on the heartstrings at predictable intervals. We all need that sometimes. Candidly, CODA plays more like a movie meant for fourteen-year-olds to watch on rainy afternoons, but by gum, those movies fill a need too, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
What is a sin is taking the opportunity to put the deaf community and its unique experiences on screen in front of major audiences, and wasting it on such a paint-by-numbers film. The best thing CODA has going for it is the thing cinema does so well -- providing viewers the chance to see, empathize with, and better understand people whose stories and experiences are likely different from their own. The only crime here is squandering the chance to deliver something real through that lens and instead falling back on bog standard cliches and hoary old story beats.
The film tells the story of Ruby, a seventeen-year-old girl with hearing who’s part of a family of deaf people. Her father, Frank, is an eccentric but encouraging fisherman. Her mother, Jackie, doesn’t quite get her daughter or her interests, but cares, despite her willingness to make demands of her. Her brother, Leo, resents his sister a bit for how much his parents rely on her and aches to be able to prove himself on his own. Ruby herself is torn between continuing to help the family she loves but feels left out of and occasionally smothered by on the one hand, and pursuing music school which would require leaving this part of her life behind.
In telling this family’s story, CODA deploys a formula for its challenges and conflicts that could fit a myriad of other topics and communities. The parents who just don’t understand, the conflict tug-of-war between helping the family business and one child’s passion, the encouraging but demanding teacher, the stock teenage romance, the frustrated sibling, the parental turn from “over my dead body” to “We’ll drive you to the big audition/swim meet/rodeo show/robotics competition” -- it’s a bevy of tired tropes delivered competently but without any imagination.
What’s frustrating is that every once in a while, the specter of a better, deeper movie peeks through. In the film’s best scene, Jackie explains to her daughter why she prayed Ruby would be deaf, revealing insecurities about being able to connect that reflect her struggles with her own mother. In another, Frank asks his daughter to sing her solo just for him, so he can read her lips, feel the sound coming from her through, and connect with something important to her. During her big recital, the sound drops out, and the film puts viewers with hearing in the perspective of Ruby’s parents, comprehending their daughter’s big moment through other cues, taking in the reactions second hand and appreciating them in different ways.
There’s an honesty to these scenes, a rawness and beauty, that’s otherwise entirely absent from a film that relies on the shallowest of cinematic conventions at every turn. The few occasions when CODA injects this type of truth into this art only makes it all the more frustrating when it doesn’t do so for the other ninety-five percent of its runtime.
What’s especially frustrating is the way the screenplay relies on the cheapest of contrivances. Ruby is late for her private lessons with her music teacher, Mr. Villalobos, due to having to support her family’s risky new business. The chronic lateness prompts him to dismiss her for not valuing his time. But do he and Ruby ever have a conversation about the demands on her time, or the fact that the last straw happened because her mom refused to let her go due to an obligation Jackie never told her daughter about? Of course not. Instead, Mr. Villalobos simply accuses Ruby of not wanting it enough and no one asks or offers why any of this is happening.
It’s not enough that Ruby feels uncomfortable about bringing her hearing boyfriend around her family. Instead, the boyfriend has to relay a silly but embarrassing interaction with her dad to his friend, who tells the whole school and provide Ruby with a grudge she can get over when it’s narratively convenient. It’s not enough that Ruby feels pulled in two directions by her family life and her personal life. Instead, the one day she blows off work to go be with her beau just so happens to be the day when a government inspector unexpectedly shows up on the family fishing boat and calls the coast guard on them because of their condition, forcing them to deal with fines and suspensions. None of the major plot obstacles here are earned, they just happen because the narrative needs them to.
That lack of earning it affects the whole film. In the closing montage, Jackie is welcomed by the other fishermen’s wives she once called “hearing bitches” without any indication as to how. The family ultimately supports Ruby going away to school, but it’s never explained how they’re going to make it work when they need a hearing deckhand and purportedly can’t afford it. Despite the cash-strapped family, we never see that Ruby gets a scholarship, she just drives off into the sunset. Problems go away through magic in this movie.
Hell, it even weakens the climax of the movie. In her big music school audition, Ruby sings with the same hesitant voice Mr. Villalobos, a cartoon character cliche, has been encouraging her to eschew in favor of a more confident, personal one, with a dash of Dead Poet Society. She finds that voice when she sees her family having snuck into watching the audition, and signs her way through her big song, with Mr. V on the piano to boot.
Under other circumstances, I’d applaud it as a sign of how her hesitance comes from not being able to resolve her roles as the hearing daughter of deaf parents with unique demands and as her own person with goals and wants apart from her family. The confidence comes from knowing she’s supported, from finding that resolution between each of these facets of her life that remain a part of her as a greater whole, enriched by both.
But there’s very little set up for the signing as a way for her to break through to the more confident and self-assured version of herself, or that seeing the sign of her family’s support would encourage her rather than make her more nervous. I’d like to applaud it as a nicely underplayed bit of subtlety, in a movie where almost every bit of dialogue is thuddingly on the nose. Yet, given all the underwritten shortcuts the movie takes elsewhere, it’s hard not to view these developments in the same light.
CODA isn’t the first movie to take easy narrative shortcuts in the name of delivering a saccharine ending. It’s not the first movie to feature blunt dialogue and contrived plot obstacles for its protagonist. What’s striking about a film competing for such accolades is how familiar and unadventurous it is in its construction despite the uniqueness of the experience it’s depicting. There’s a stock quality to how the movie unfolds that’s borderline embarrassing given the opportunity to delve deeper and more frankly into the deaf experience.
But maybe that's unfair. If this were merely a Hallmark channel movie punching above its weight, we (read: I) might look on it more fondly. Instead, it’s an Oscar contender that I judge according to the standards of prestige pictures, despite the Academy being the “august body” that crowns borderline offensive sap like Green Book on a semi-regular basis. Context changes how we see things, and being an awards contender could hardly put this movie in a worse light.
All that said, CODA isn’t for me, and shouldn’t be seriously considered for the big prize. But it is for somebody, and there’s a place in the cinematic pantheon for trite but uplifting films that put stories of distinct communities in a pleasing, accessible package for broad audiences. There’s reason to demand more from what Hollywood declares, by acclamation, the best movie of the year, but also reason to appreciate films for what they are, apart from the circus and expectation game the awards circuit inevitably saddles pleasant enough but less-than-transcendent films with.
A good remake with great perfomances but it's a shame that The Bellier's family didn't get much attention.The original idea from the France was even better. 7.7/10
A pure family drama with lots of emotions.
Amazing movie. It even made me want to learn sign language.
Jesus this made me cry like no other. That final "Go" absolutely sucker punched me, god damn.
Troy Kotsur better get some recognition because that scene of him "hearing" Ruby sing in the back of the truck was just something else. That and the hilarity of the condom scene really show the range he has.
What a beautiful movie that is small scale, lovingly crafted and heartfelt.
Some will write this off as cheesy and formulaic, which I cannot deny it is, but the final act is near perfect and elevates it beyond Hallmark card sweetness territory into something so, SO much more. Great movie.
Edit: After further musing, there are some pretty surface level metaphors present throughout all the creek scenes. Ruby has to literally take a leap of faith into the unknown, she is shown attempting to balance everything on the tree with it ultimately sinking if she tries too much. Very interesting use of visual story telling. My appreciation for this movie grows.
I have never seen the original, but I loved this movie so much, I'm sure I'll love the original even more so.
Ok, I've seen 5mins and it looks like one of those "lovely idea movies, trivialized by overused tropes", let's see.
I'll check out La Famille Bélier later on to see if they managed to avoid them, as I've noticed lately that French cinema seems to be able to do.
Well, I'm glad it turned out better than the direction it seemed to be heading in the first minutes.
It was quite sweet and unpretentious even in its clichè moments.
CODA is a new addition to the coming-of-age genre and an Apple TV+ Original. The movie is acronym for ‘child of deaf adults’, which is the main premise of the story. Emilia Jones plays Ruby, a high school student who has aspirations of becoming a singer and also a deep sense of loyalty towards her family, of which she is the only hearing member. As Ruby approaches the end of high school, she must decide which path in life to take. Jones does a great job portraying the struggle of balancing following one's dreams and the responsibility to family and home. She is supported by a cast of deaf actors, including Marlee Matlin, who deliver strong performances, adding a new dimension to a genre that can sometimes be formulaic. The story is also enriched by the inclusion of a strong-willed but sensitive teacher Mr. V played by Eugenio Derbez. The movie has a charming earnestness and is funny too. The final third of the movie is especially well-realized and powerful to watch. CODA is emotionally satisfying and funny and it also highlights the struggles and wins of the deaf community. The movie has predictable moments and a typical ending but the performances and characters are likable and the story is engaging, these cliches are not important in the bigger picture. CODA is an absolute delight.
CODA is a new addition to the coming-of-age genre and an Apple TV+ Original. The movie is an acronym for 'child of deaf adults', which is the main premise of the story. Emilia Jones plays Ruby, a high school student who has aspirations of becoming a singer and also a deep sense of loyalty towards her family, of which she is the only hearing member. As Ruby approaches the end of high school, she must decide which path in life to take. Jones does a great job portraying the struggle of balancing following one's dreams and the responsibility to family and home. She is supported by a cast of deaf actors, including Marlee Matlin, who deliver strong performances, adding a new dimension to a genre that can sometimes be formulaic. The story is also enriched by the inclusion of a strong-willed but sensitive teacher Mr. V played by Eugenio Derbez. The movie has a charming earnestness and is funny too. The final third of the movie is especially well-realized and powerful to watch. CODA is emotionally satisfying and funny and it also highlights the struggles and wins of the deaf community. The movie has predictable moments and a typical ending but the performances and characters are likable and the story is engaging, these cliches are not important in the bigger picture. CODA is an absolute delight.
It's fine, but it's still an afternoon telefilm and it's not meant to win an Oscar.
Every time i watch it I cry
Enjoyable and interesting movie - the insights into the challenges of the Deaf were fascinating.
Amazing. So sweet. So pure. I cried twice. Loved it.
Music teacher. Brilliant actor, stealing all the attention. Otherwise the movie is simple, predictable and full of stereotypes. Oscar winner? You are kidding.
Wonderful movie... no words to say...
There is really nothing to dislike about this https://boxd.it/2CuRUT
OMG! I can't stop to cry! This movie deserved to win the Oscar! It's so emotional and beautiful!
You'd have to be a real grouch to not like this film. Sweet and wonderful. So what if it has little to do with the real world or does nothing real to elevate the art of filmmaking? Just let it sweep you away for a good cry. At least it keeps it on the respectable side of sentimentality.
The most beautiful scene was when Ruby was singing along with Miles at the end-of-year concert and her parents were watching her: I'm referring to the bit where the sound is totally removed from the film, making the viewer understand what Ruby's family was feeling at that moment. And it was heartbreaking. I put myself in their shoes, and I imagined that not being able to hear what your own daughter is singing, which is the thing she cares about most, is terrible (just look at the father's face).
Beautiful film btw, but imo didn't deserve the oscar for best film
I'll need to look out the French original film also check out the masterpiece Mr Holland's Opus
Sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone to be able to implement the plan for yourself. A big plus for showing at times these two intertwining, and yet so often incomprehensible worlds.
This is a cute and charming story — but nothing we have never seen before. The performances of the actors really save it and I admit there are some funny moments!
Not many films bring me to tears. Even fewer do so after the initial time seeing it. This one does. It’s beautiful.
recommended by Joe Posnanski on his blog
While a bit cliched at times, but man what an emotional movie with plenty of heart to go around.
All the cast were stellar. Really cool that the deaf family in the movie are actually deaf in real life (apart from Emilia Jones) and all them were great!
This was a solid family drama, emotional and funny but expected and obvious on almost every turn. The novelty here is the people whose story is told, but the way in which it is told is completely standard. Still, 100% worth the watch and moved me to tears.
A really beautiful movie. Emilia Jones does a really great job at navigating and communicating the hopes and fears of this family. I understand that she learned to both sing and sign for the movie.
Do I like it that this version actually cast Deaf actors for the family? Yes.
Do I hate it that this is just the Americanized version? Yes.
There were not enough changes in my opinion to validate the existence of this remake. You could have told a million other stories, with Deaf actors, and maybe not about singing as the focus. I would have loved to have seen this movie from Leo's POV, there was so much there and it was sidelined for an average high schooler's experience.
This was such a sneaky-good movie. I think what impressed me the most is how the movie delicately navigated the various themes and conflicts while not being condescending to the deaf characters. They were shown as real people instead of just being pets (the actors that play the parents are phenomenal). The few seconds of silence during the concert took my breath away. The ending of the movie is perfect and very true to the movie. It's just a beautiful film.
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I have never experienced hearing loss but I wasn’t deaf to the plight of the family in this moving drama. Not every plot point is fully developed but its still an engaging watch thanks to the talented actors involved.
CODA 2021 = 6,5
The Bélier Family 2014 = 8,5
I am très happy that this remake of The Bélier Family 2014 has also become un bon film, and I cried during both version. The French film is beaucoup better, and I advise everyone to watch that one and skip this one. The chansons in the French will give you un orgasme cérébral. The French film is unforgettable, whereas this American version fails to leave a lasting impact.
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-belier-family-2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McF-ZsJi9Qo <---just the music, dont wanna spoil it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYmPAHAJcHs <---just the music, dont wanna spoil it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxSvUEi7C0U
The Bélier Family elevates the music to a higher level, reminiscent of similar films such as..
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-sound-of-music-1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5YiakyyT2w
https://trakt.tv/movies/dirty-dancing-1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpmILPAcRQo
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-neverending-story-1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS5gSC_b5nU
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-florida-project-2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_rABkPGSY
https://trakt.tv/movies/drive-2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30jrmzzgHLc
https://trakt.tv/movies/philadelphia-1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9b8VpQYcPM
https://trakt.tv/movies/climax-2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o47gi3-l-3U
https://trakt.tv/movies/empire-records-1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT0S4cC_v8Y
https://trakt.tv/movies/amelie-2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0cZukTFXNw
https://trakt.tv/movies/paprika-2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU4R53zyvv4
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-greatest-showman-2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW61RQZojMQ
https://trakt.tv/movies/cinema-paradiso-1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TflvNm22cpk
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-red-shoes-1948
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktv3-1JTspc
A gorgeous film that gives us a rare but welcome look into the lives of a deaf family and the troubles they often face, especially the main character, Ruby, who is the only member of her family who can hear. Great acting, solid emotional beats, laugh-out-loud moments, and very well-paced.
This was wonderful! It made me laugh out loud and got me all teary eyed. It was beautiful, light, and unique, and showed varying personal perspectives. I’m so grateful for taking down the random recommendation when I saw it or else I’m not sure I would have discovered it on my own. (Thanks, high school English teacher who will likely never read this!) The actors were so great! This film was so wholesome. My boyfriend seems to feel it was “too” wholesome, but I don’t think there’s enough wholesomeness in this world. I left it sitting in my queue intending to watch it again. I understand it's a do-over of a French film, so that one is in my queue as well!
CODA is a beautiful depiction of life in a deaf family. Aptly named for the acronym meaning Child Of Deaf Adults, but also for the final scene or score in a work of art (song, dance, or text). Ruby is a CODA, and this time in her life just before adulthood, before she leaves home to experience the world, this time is also her CODA.
The most moving scene for me is when Ruby's father asks her to sing for him. In that moment he does more than some hearing parents ever do, he finally "listens" to what she's been telling them all along, and he literally feels her passion for singing. Ruby said, "we roll deep", in
reference to her close family... we should all be lucky to love and be so loved.
7/10 - for a brilliant look at a community we rarely see in film.
An interesting insight into the struggles of an almost entirely deaf family. It is clear that growing up as the spokesperson of your family whilst simultaneously being the youngest member would be a challenge.
The beauty of the film is boosted by Ruby’s pretty vocals, once she comes out of her shell, and there are few comparisons for something more heartwarming than a family working things out and a character breaking the chains to pursue their dreams.
Nothing uniquely special, but it’ll still hit you in the feels now and then.
Predictability doesn’t even matter when a film is so well acted and directed. The sentimentality was laid on thick but I didn’t mind. What a sweet and wholesome movie that will make your heart happy. Also, Troy Kotsur and Eugenio Derbez were standouts for me.
"CODA" is a moving film. Three hard-of-hearing people appear in the film, and the sheer reality of the film is astonishing. There is a silent scene in the middle of the film that immerses us in the world of the deaf, and I froze in fear, but I also felt that the world they live in is a wonderful environment.
Wow so someone thought deaf people operating a boat as a movie’s plot was a brilliant idea?
Just another movie romanticizing/capitalizing on the broken American system and poverty.
But apparently it’s about her singing? Idk what i watched here.
WOW! This is such a moving film. There is so much to like about this movie. I followed Emilia Jones filmography to this after seeing her excellent work in LOCKE AND KEY and was pleased to see that Academy Award winning actress Marlee Marlin was also attached to this project. This movie is not just about being a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) it is about a family in crisis, coming of age, finding yourself, following a crush but realizing a totally different passion, being unique, and somewhat isolated, in a larger community, struggling for a fair livelihood, making sacrifices and holding a dream. This film won four of the major awards at Sundance plus awards from 8 other media festivals/entities (and now, all three of its Oscar nominations, including BEST PICTURE). I give this film a 10 (excellent) out of 10. [Drama, Music and Romance] and, in case you are curious, as I am, the final sign in the movie is a modified familial sign for I LOVE YOU (ordinarily the first two fingers are not crossed in this sign).
I'm going to single this movie out for the 14 I've watched over the weekend.
First, it's not special. Deaf people in this virtue signalling/representation environment doesn't elevate you to "great" or more by default anymore than another marginalized-status qualifier, and frankly, the "reviews" that can't get over themselves thinking their outpours of affection are synonymous with expressing a valuable or thoughtful opinion are moving from making me sick to angry. That said, the deaf characters were funny, even if her brother seemed to over-sell his role.
The lie at the heart of this movie is that your family or community will pull through and prioritize the right things after what appeared to be an indefinite period of exploitation, ridicule, and ostracization. Provided you're talented or find a way to save them all in spite of how you've been treated, all will be well. Some of the characters are underdeveloped and you're lead to believe certain plot lines might get explored, but they don't, like with Bernardo's family, or Leo's different roles altogether. Many budding musician cliches made for montages are drawn out into scenes.
Anymore, this seems to be our collective delusion now masked ever-further under the lazy-gaze of those checking representation boxes. The only criticism she had of her family was their need for a free interpreter. She didn't indignantly decide for herself to go to school, they had to relent and drag her to the final audition. Right. A lifetime of taking her for granted or resenting her role now magically fixed because...? You don't deal with questions like that in feel-good let's just sing together movies. Love wins. She gets the boy. The community discovers how to integrate and accept.
Why am I calling it "fair?" It does what you expect in its superficial lane. It's got jokes. Eugenio is a star. The singing is enjoyable. It's another compelling stain on our collective psychology.
The romance with Miles was pointless and boring.
And I was expecting some kind of revealed hardship at the end about Bernardo's family.
Other than that, a great little family film.
I got to see an advance screening of CODA and it was a beautiful story that pulled on the heartstrings. I loved the inclusivity- the deaf characters were played by deaf actors! Emilia Jones was a fantastic lead and her voice was beautiful. I already can't wait to see her star in more movies. I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love with this film.
Very creative and clever movie. I normally don’t like watching movies where I have to read the subtitles but I thoroughly enjoyed every word I read.
I have not seen The Bélier Family, so I can’t make a comparison or whatever, but what I can day is that this movie is just wonderful. You’re not going to regret seeing it!
What an excellent movie. Great acting, good singing, and superb story. Hard to get better than this.
A soft, emotionally engaging, and crowd pleasing piece of filmmaking that audiences will be able to find new details to love about as long as it can be accessed, it’s a great film everyone should check out sooner than later!
This time, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo plays the love interest in the coming-of-age movie where the kid learns to find themselves through music despite a family who doesn’t understand. It’s exactly the plot you think it is, but the cast is all so funny and lovely and earnest that you love to watch them even though it goes through the same by-the-numbers plot that all these movies follow. A big step forward for representation and a feel-good crowdpleaser that we all need nowadays, but I feel like they really need to stop recycling the mold cuz it’s exactly these types of movies that got me thrown into the arms of art school student debt.
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Breathtakingly beautiful film. The first three quarters have familiar beats but they never get tiring leading to a pinnacle of a last quarter that absolutely broke me. Ends in a picture perfect “happily ever after”, which, for critics, could have been a gripe. But I don’t know who deserves the “happily ever after” more than these characters.
Please watch this beautiful film. If you have anything bad to say about it after, you’ll have to get by me first.