Dannie00

Using shots and subtle character development, the story Pavane moved my heart ever so subtly and would have had me thinking for days if I had let it. Observation of the human condition, curiously done. However, it did leave a lot to be desired. A lot of moments were left hanging, leaving the viewer to wonder what it even meant and what was going on in that moment. There were a few scenes I thought were sort of displaced or disjointed, trying too hard to be edgy or in an attempt at unnecessary shock value, I'm not so sure. However, there was a humanness about it that I cannot dismiss.

I would have given it an 8, but I was truly moved at the end of it. The extra .5 is a point for sentimentality, well done. I was left surprised and melancholy by the end, which is interesting because I hadn't thought the movie had done enough to make me feel that much for the characters, though they were interesting and curious. But lo and behold, I ended up feeling more than I thought I would and having more thoughts than I thought it would evoke. The what-ifs and suddenness of the situation left me reeling. So, I think it should be watched without knowing how it ends or without a lot of spoilers about it.

The depiction of how life inevitably moves on after loss is heartbreaking, but realistic and even a little happy in the sense that it's a happy thing that others find the strength to live again, anyway. If I had known how it would end, then I may not have been so melancholy and appreciative about the way I feel about it. There's something about youth that I think odd movies like this capture well. The characters remind me of characters from a John Green book. Full of sometimes warm, but mostly unreasonable and uncanny energy. I was an odd child and experienced life in strong colours when I was younger, and so for me, depictions like this are very human indeed.