Is 'Call Me By Your Name' really a masterpiece about "love"?

Is 'Call Me By Your Name' really a masterpiece about "love"? Jul 23, 2019 19:00:47 GMT via mobile Nora likes this

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Post by salomonj on Jul 23, 2019 19:00:47 GMT

Jul 23, 2019 1:14:26 GMT Nora said:

Jan 19, 2018 4:30:40 GMT salomonj said:

So yeah, I saw 'Call Me By Your Name' a couple weeks ago and it was overall pretty good. There's some aspects to it that are downright fantastic but also some glaring flaws. I think that the directing, cinematography, use of locations, sound design, and use of music makes this worth a watch for sure but there's one thing that really annoys me. All the reviews call this "a masterpiece about love", "a genuine love story", "a emotional story of love" etc... etc... While watching this, however, the relationship between these two guys (and yes, the age gap did bug me by the way) seemed purely physical and was nothing more than physical lust. There was nothing there that transcended that and I really don't understand how people can call this a film about love when there was not much more to the relationship other than Ellio's lust for Oliver. Did anyone else feel the same way about this in that this "relationship" was quite dull and bland or am I the only one?

i get what you mean but then again lets be real, were any of us in love because of someones amazing perosnality when we were teenagers? No, it was because of the way they looked And at best Also had a great personality. But especially at that age hormons do the most talking and just because the feeling of love is primarily fueled by lust doesnt make it less intense.

Plus they did get a fair amount of talking done too.

To me Call Me By Your Name was amazing for many reasons. The acting, the visuals, the intenrationality of it, the music, but also the way it ended and how it developed.

Not your typical teenage love story. Gotta give it that. It kinda transcended typical boundaries and I am not talking about the gay aspect of it.

Plus it had a certain level of tenderness that I dont find often in movies.

9/10 from me.

My original thoughts posted above remain, but my overall opinion has changed a lot since then. I’ve found plenty to enjoy here, it’s visually one of the most pleasing movies I’ve ever seen for starters. Recently rewatched Moonlight as well. I prefer this one much, much more.