I actually watched this movie more than halfway through some years ago, but I don't know why I never finished it until today; I decided to just do it and check it off the watchlist. I'm trying to write longer reviews, but I do suck at them a bit, so let's see how this transformation of raw thoughts into hopefully sensible words goes. I don't know why I feel like I shouldn't like this movie, but I did. Not a crazy amount, but I did. I can't deny myself the truth. It is widely and justifiably criticised for the unnecessary sexualisation of the love between two women and undoubtedly sets itself up in a way that can be considered, and honestly is, very male-gaze-y. The sexual part, mostly. If they had decided to approach the intimate scenes differently, I genuinely think the reactions could have been very different. It's just so obviously done in a disgusting, particularly fetishistic way, and that is so sad. I'm not trying to say I should've directed this or anything. Still, literally anyone who would rather watch a normal movie than soft porn can probably agree that if those scenes had played out differently, it would've been much less obvious how little respect the people behind them seem to have for women or their love. It could've been such a good opportunity to actually showcase the realness of Adèle and Emma's relationship arc and dynamic: Adèle seeing Emma for the first time, their first interaction, their meetings, everything that gradually builds between them. Especially from Adèle's perspective, the way she grows as a person, how she feels, subtly how she changes, her mannerisms, how she makes the audience feel. All of that could've been done so beautifully, and to an extent, it was. But of course, they had to ruin it.

I'm not a lesbian, French lover... But Lightning McQueen is in this. Not Owen Wilson, no, just straight up Lightning McQueen I don't know if my sound system was acting up, but the micing sounded awful and the effects coming from behind were louder than the dialogue. The scenes were interesting enough but really could not describe much of them in detail. They were good in the moment but nothing to remember and I think that that is what the movie is going for. The hyper realism of it worked, but it's not my favorite genre. Also, the amount of times I went, "Oh it's blue because BlUe iS tHe WaRmEsT cOlOr" was way too many times. This works, but again, long sex scenes always slow things down to a grinding halt! When will filmmakers understand? Maybe that's the point. I dunno. STOP SUCKING HER FINGERS! YOU'RE IN PUBLIC!