A Night To Remember
RelationshipsRelationships are a struggle.First you have to find someone who you want to be with. Then there's always some expectation from the other person wiether it be trying to talk everyday or even the opposite: giving each other more spacee. There's a point in which each person has to understand the other and yet in this film two strangers both muster up the courage to get off the train and spend the rest of the day and into the next morning together. There are several different stages to the night but by the end of it Jesse and Celine have agreed to not exchange numbers or mail locations. This idea from the start that these two people may never see each other again is a contributing factor on how they end up opening themselves up more than people normally would. The concept of; "oh I probably won't ever see this person again so why keep things?" leads to these deep philosophical conversations that make up the bulk of the movie.
|
PlotThis movie was one that had a very little plot, not very interesting but at the same time it pulls the audience in. The scenes of awkwardness, silence, and deep emotion were the ones that made the movie entertaining. This movie was one without a major climax instead it gave the audience a feel for how the characters are feeling and thinking. Jesse is a cynic disguised as a romantic while Celine is a doubtful romantic. These differences are the ones that define the characters but how the audience understands these concepts is through Linklater's use of fantasy, awkwardness and conversation. Conversation is the main channel for movie progression. Jesse and Celine spend a lot of time talking about relationships, family, and life. Jesse's cynic side comes out several times such as when talking about the palm reader and her ability to tell people what they want to hear, while Celine constantly reminds us that love is a motivation, how: "isn't everything we do in life to be loved or love a little more?" Their conversations were what made the movie something deep, something emotional that everyone is trying to grasp onto: the pros and cons of love and how it can inspire or destroy our lives.
|
TimeTime is what makes this movie seem real. There are several scenes of silence for long periods of time. Time being the element that makes it awkward. Throughout the entire movie I had this feeling of time being dragged. To me this came from the "pace" of the movie. Linklater gives us several scenes where Jesse and Celine were walking down a block or an alley while talking. The impacting part though was how Linklater moves the camera at the same pace that the actors are moving which in this case if very slow. These scenes are the ones that set the pace of the entire movie. As I was watching this movie I felt engrossed, as if class went several hours long. This feeling of time being dragged out is a hard thing to accomplish but Linklater does an amazing job due to the fact that there is no immidiate thing to do. These characters are simply walking around an amazing city and finding things to do. This lack of an immediate conflict along with the nonchalant pace of the actors tricks the audience into a feeling of peacefulness yet intertwined the anxiety of trying to find a genuine love.
|