my rating might be skewed by nostalgia but this movie instantly put me in an emotionally tender place and kept me there. Watching Chris self sabotage and just dig himself deeper reminded me of the frustrations of being a teenager and not knowing how to handle emotions. Finding a home with the skateboarding community and the pain of missing a moment on film hit home for me as well. The cinematography was simple and naturalistic with a mood to it,…
This movie felt like a perfectly executed student film. I don’t mean that to discredit it but more to point out that there clearly weren’t a ton of resources for it, yet the idea was transmitted clearly and the story resonated as much as any big movie could. The feeling of the character comes through in all of the elements of the craft, and it’s both disorienting and exciting. It seemed like the movie had to be made before it…
This has to be my favorite film by Luca. So many aspects of the movie were done perfectly and I kept thinking about how powerful the score was for hours after finishing the movie. From the beginning, tension was built up between the 3 leads and just kept building up throughout the movie. What made this movie exciting for me was that the cinematography was evolving with the story. They were essentially repeating the same scenes in nuanced ways but…
This is the kind of movie I dream of making. Everything from the style to the kind of character and plot it follows resonates with me deeply. I didn’t think movies like this could work before seeing this. It was my understanding that there needs to be complex conflict and performances to capture people’s attention, but this is subtle in so many ways. I love how minimal and restrained the cinematography is. You can tell the perspective is similar to…
