Call Me By Your Name

I thought I would never see the movie Call Me by Your Name because it wasn't on my list of films until I saw a TikTok that said It is one of the saddest movies ever, and I'm like, okay, then now I have to see it because that is tempting to me and I'm so glad that I did. First of all, the cinematography alone from the script is perfect. I could watch a silent film of it and still think it's one of the best romance movies ever. The soundtrack is also just impeccable. It's mixed with many piano and guitar chords that are so well meshed. I still listen to the soundtrack today; it alone will make you feel blue. It takes place in northern Italy, and it's summer. It's vibrant out. Everyone's out biking, swimming, fishing, hiking, and in the garden and having a summer garden party. It's beautiful; it perfectly represents romance, summer flings, and summer love. There's a young boy named Elio, played by Timothée Chalamet. He's very confused with himself and lost in his feelings and emotions, trying to navigate those feelings, which is done so beautifully and realistically because I think we're all, you know, Young and lost and confused with everything and anything. Then he meets a boy named Oliver, who is living with them for the summer, and they have such a unique relationship at first. It's playful to watch. It's fun to watch, sweet and light.

When they start getting involved romantically, it's hilarious that Elio tells him I thought you weren't interested in me. Oliver reiterates the same thing back to him, and it's so natural because these real-life conversations happen to so many of us. And so they decide to call each other by their name, which means that you are mine and I am yours, and we are one entity, which is sweet and very different. I don't want to spoil too much, but towards the end, Oliver leaves to go home, and it's wintertime. It's cold in Italy; the aura is different. You can feel it, and Oliver calls the family and tells Elio the news that Elio does not ever want to hear. The last 30 minutes of the film are heartbreaking, and the emotions feel so real. Elio is sitting by the fire and is crying to himself. He's not saying any words, just crying while watching the fire. To Me, this is him reflecting on the summer. He is trying to regain the warmth to feel like he is back in the summer. That is gutwrenching, and I believe everyone has felt that way before. What is also worse is that while he is crying, his family is in the background setting the table, talking like nothing is wrong, which is entirely accurate. In real life, the world doesn't stop for you because you are going through something. Everyone still lives their own life, not caring about the next ones.