This is a series of movies that is all about time and how to bring it to light. We begin with a man and a woman on a train by the names of Jesse and Celine. They dont know each other yet, but the next 24 hours has much in store for them. They are brought together by a woman who is speaking very loudly and the book Celine is reading. They make their way to the cafe car of the train and exchange information about each other and their short relationship snowballs from there. The film really focuses on the advancement of the two main characters as they progress through the 24 hours that will change their lives forever. We as the audience get to see this well constructed view of how these two build the foundation for the next two films that are to come. Linklater used many different aspects to portray the timeline of Jesse and Celine. Time for example is the biggest factor, and very important one to continue with these films. One of the best ways was the use of the sky. Many movies have attempted to use daylight to show that time has passed but Before Sunrise was the first movie that I have seen that actually stayed true to the time compared to daylight. When the film starts, it was a sunny morning and when it ends they are advancing to the next morning. This was a big element in making this film more believable and Linklater hit the nail on the head. "The European exoticism helps give Before Sunrise a time-capsule feel" (Sims). I think this is what Linklater was trying to accomplish with this series of films. The view the audience has on these two is hard to describe. Everything flows perfectly, there are no hiccups in the script, and no flaws in the timeline. We seamlessly follow these two through the beautiful city of Vienna, without a hitch. This part of the movie seemed to perfect to me but I guess the next two films have many problems which affected the parts of the film that we dont see and the parts of the movie that we do see. "You couldn't make the same movie today without feeling shamelessly twee" (Sims). I highly agree with this because the time period that this was filmed in allows for strangers to meet and develop a relationship. In present time this movie would have felt too artificial and constructed. But Linklater found a way to make this series very natural and flow extremely well.
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