Before Midnight is the final part as far as we know to this series. Richard Linklater has created a series that leaves viewers wondering for more. In this edition of the series we start off with Jesse dropping his teenage son off at an airport in Greece to fly back to Chicago. He is flying to Chicago because that's where his mother lives. Nearly another ten years have passed since we last saw the pair and even more has changed since then. Celine and Jesse are now married and have twin girls. They live in Europe and Jesse is still a successful writer and Celine is considering a government job. Clearly a lot has changed once again and that's the general theme with these movies because it leaves the viewer hanging and asking for more. The aspect of time seems way less prominent in this film compared to the others. We meet with the family as they are about to leave on a vacation and all we know is they will be at the vacation spot for a little while. While watching I couldn't help but lose track of what the time frame was or how long it had been since the last major event in the film. I think since they are much older and have two kids now that are living a slower paced life so there was no need to emphasis on time.
Comparing Jesse and Celine now reveals a different outcome compared to the last time we saw them together. Jesse seems to be the one thats troubled this time around, he is caught between his son and his now new family. And during the end he seems to be tired of Celine and her nagging, which changes the way we look at Jesse. We also discover that Jesse had an affair with another woman while he was on a trip for his book. That really changes the way we look at him. He used to be this dreamy man for Celine now suddenly he isn't. This series of films was a great way to look at the difference between time in reality and time in a film. The way these were film really makes you believe that something like this actually happened and we are watching it from the stands. The character development was a major aspect of this series as well because, this series of filmed over a span of nearly 20 years. The development and changes in the characters were not only physical but mental and emotional. This was a huge part of the movie and it was well worth the 9 years.
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