The last really sensual film I saw prior to this was Ghost, which was on the Starz channel.
Now, going into this, I was feeling a bit skeptical, considering the age gap between both the lead actors and characters; I was afraid I was going to get more of a father-son vibe from them. Boy, was I proven wrong! After they had their first kiss, any issues I had with the age difference just evaporated, and I found myself being blown away by how amazing their chemistry was! I ended up rooting for them, and ate up every tender scene they had for the rest of the film.
While the love scenes with Elio's girlfriend were a bit more explicit (despite Elio eyeing his watch during the second time), it was his liaison with Oliver later that night that bled with sexual tension, desire and sensuality. I kept myself from grinning during this, afraid that my mom might turn to me and see a smile on my face. I simply declared in my head, 'They're in love!!'
Every time they locked lips, you saw and felt the intensity and hunger in them. We have to owe the director, Luca Guadagnino, for that.
And even though I'd already figured out how it would end, it was still sad to see the heartbreak the characters endured. Not just Elio, but also his girlfriend, Marzia.
I know Guadagnino is planning on a sequel, and I don't quite have high hopes for it. I think the movie ended just fine, the way it needed to; a sequel would be, not only unnecessary, but break away from the novel it was adapted from.
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