I'm sorry but not sorry Chance's face is WEIRD 🤨
his features are definitely unique! as someone who personally enjoys unique facial features (especially ones some people may consider odd) I think he’s really interesting to look at. I can see how it could take a moment to get used to his facial structure as an audience tho 😌
This is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. Honestly, I think it is my favorite movie at this point. When I first watched it, I was so taken with the cinematography and chemistry. I've seen people complain that it's not a true BL and feeling as though they were misled with the teasers and trailers. Depending on your definition of BL, they're not completely wrong. Personally, I would lean more towards calling it a film with romantic undertones rather than a BL or even romance centered film. That being said, I wasn't disappointed at all when I first watched it. I quite literally rewatched this film twice in the span of 15 hours. It captured my heart.
I don't cry at movies or shows often. I think the last one that made me actually cry was Where the Crawdads Sing (2022). A Balloon's Landing only made me tear up the first time, but by the third watch, I was full on sobbing (and I don't usually rewatch shows or movies to begin with).
The ending could be seen as anticlimactic, but I personally adore it. It leaves room for interpretation and elaboration while also somehow providing a sense of closure at the same time.
I adore how the magical realism elements are so so so subtle but definitely still there.
My one thing is that it does get a bit convoluted with all the details. There's plotholes and some of the concepts about the magical realism feel a bit scattered and overcomplicated.
HOWEVER, this is the closest thing to a perfect film I think I've ever seen. I'm never getting over the cinematography and how certain scenes (one in particular) are portrayed in a way that gives a sense of the utterly devastating duality of events.
I cannot say enough about this film and I feel like not nearly enough people know about it.
Honestly, i find the homoerotic ‘subtext’ tag to be kinda funny. Sure there aren’t any explicit scenes and I definitely wouldn’t categorize it as a BL; but its most definitely a romance movie. It may not have been explicitly stated but the implications were pretty blatant. It felt so natural (relatively speaking) and I honestly found their relationship to be comforting. The chemistry. The connection. The bond. The genuine love for each other. It’s all there and I think it’s my new favorite film.
Don’t even get me started on the cinematography (and sound production), especially near the end of the movie, because I could go on forever about how gut wrenching the juxtaposition is during a specific scene was
Also, I think this is the very first time I’ve ever rewatched a movie the day after watching it for the first time
I don't cry at movies or shows often. I think the last one that made me actually cry was Where the Crawdads Sing (2022). A Balloon's Landing only made me tear up the first time, but by the third watch, I was full on sobbing (and I don't usually rewatch shows or movies to begin with).
The ending could be seen as anticlimactic, but I personally adore it. It leaves room for interpretation and elaboration while also somehow providing a sense of closure at the same time.
I adore how the magical realism elements are so so so subtle but definitely still there.
My one thing is that it does get a bit convoluted with all the details. There's plotholes and some of the concepts about the magical realism feel a bit scattered and overcomplicated.
HOWEVER, this is the closest thing to a perfect film I think I've ever seen. I'm never getting over the cinematography and how certain scenes (one in particular) are portrayed in a way that gives a sense of the utterly devastating duality of events.
I cannot say enough about this film and I feel like not nearly enough people know about it.
Don’t even get me started on the cinematography (and sound production), especially near the end of the movie, because I could go on forever about how gut wrenching the juxtaposition is during a specific scene was
Also, I think this is the very first time I’ve ever rewatched a movie the day after watching it for the first time