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What a beautiful movie!

posted 10 years ago by snesss
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I watched this movie last night. I couldn't sleep or feel right all morning. I hope writing about how I felt through this movie will help a little to get over such a beautiful movie.

Very few movies have that kind of impact on me. Initially, I was taken by how cute the actors were. No lying there... but slowly but surely, their acting and the story took me through various emotions. I think the first moment when my heart exploded was when Nimr comes to Roy's house unannouced and Roy is on phone... he hangs up and gives Nimr a hug with the biggest smile. I could feel warmth, love, longing, genuine happiness in it all. It really felt like he hugged me!

But at the same scene, you can tell how detached Roy is to Nimr's situation. You could tell that he couldn't relate. He has lived a comfortable life as a gay man. As things evolve, you can see that Roy can only sympathize with Nimr but not relate.

At one point, I was in Nimr's shoes. I was just wondering what it would be like to have NO country? How orphaned and lonely will one feel? You could see that turmoil in Nimr. Especially after he sees his family on TV. Really, I cant imagine what it would be like to be disowned and then have no means to know what has happened to his family. It brought out a survival nature to the movie...

The end was just heartbreaking. We don't know if Nimr makes it, if Roy was destroyed as he was told. The ending leaves us with despair but what makes it hard is it also leaves us with hope.

Sometimes there is so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it...

[–] PrivateBozz 10 years ago

I agree, it is a wonderful movie. I watched it two days ago and it's still coming back to me. Besides the lead actors I especially loved the insight into this fascinating environment, from the problematic political situation to the atmospheric look of the surroundings and the cultural aspects. I love the sound of the language, their Hebrew/Arabic language references (even though I'm clueless regarding both), so good thing I chose to watch the subtitled version and not the german dubbed one.

I'm surprised I liked all this so much, because before giving it a try I was hesitant exactly because of this political and cultural aspect. And now after watching this compelling Nimr character in this world it's actually part of what makes this movie so intriguing to me.

As things evolve, you can see that Roy can only sympathize with Nimr but not relate.

I believe when things are getting dangerous for Nimr after he's fled from his own people, when he's begging Roy to leave with him because he's got no real option in Tel Aviv and Roy's being pulled into it gradually makes him realize what reality Nimr is living in every day, and I think he can relate at one point. If only at the very end when he's the one captured, face to face with injustice, threats and no rights or privileges that matter anymore.

I know it's kind of silly to wish for a sequel, the creators chose the ending they wanted to tell and that's how we should accept the movie, but I'd LOVE to see how Nimr is doing in Europe as refugee (will he even be able to continue his studying at one point?), and also what is waiting for Roy, lawyer who gets to face the bad side of the state he's living in because he helped his boyfriend leave the country. Not necessarily to see them get back together (although that would be great), but more than anything because each of these two characters is now at a point that marks the perfect beginning of an interesting story.

Watch Blackfish (2013)

[–] andoruB 9 years ago

I just finished watching the movie, and I completely relate with your experience, at first I was smitten when I saw Nimr (I also think Roy is very cute!) and gradually I got immersed in their characters, thanks to the flawless acting :)
Every time they would come together, hug or kiss, or just talk, I would always get a hard-to-control smile on my face, always hoping for the best for those two.
Unfortunately there was no happy end (that we know of) but I hope a sequel will fix that, or at least take the story further :)