- Sobrang baliw ng first scene. Dapat may mag flash mob niyan sa EDSA habang rush hour. Kaya siya.
- Ganda ng contrast and yung pag-compliment ng lighthearted romcom sa 1st half at (not-so-heavy) drama ng second half.
- It's a film that literally starts with a very high note in the first scene, cools down, moves way too fast, and then continues to punch up until it progresses and ultimately matures.
- Defines it characters in a simple and direct manner that made me care for them even more kasi totoo yung conflict nila and relatable. I appreciate how it never made the narrative too complicated. For a film this loaded, I loved its inner simplicity.
- The protagonists' ambition vs. success (artistic/financial) crisis is something I really related to, esp. after graduating from film school. I really loved how the film was unafraid to go darker/sadder/realer.
- Consistently nails the nostalgic visual style; it needed that to create THAT world. It made the film an experience.
- I love how the protagonists (Sebastian & Mia) are given well-balanced and well-judged characters. Both their sentiments and experience feel real. (Mas leaning kay Mia yung story, but still it strikes a wonderful balance).
- Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling both strong. Uses their star charisma and acting chops to convincingly deliver their characters. Impressive to see how they "disappear" into their characters.
- Gosling's edge is having sharpness in every scene he is in. It feels effortless and it may come off as thankless, but Gosling shades his character with suave assurance underlined with struggle.
- Stone's best performance to date. Her first audition is priceless biting comedy, her final audition scene is heartbreaking drama.
- The film deserved to not get the SAG Ensemble nomination. The film focused on Mia ans Sebastian only. And I loved it.
- The film earned it ending.
- It's a filmmaker's love letter to film and to the audiences and to everyone.
- The sad part: I never "got lost"/"took off" in my film experience just for the simple reason na kasama ko yung kapatid ko and madalas siyang mag-CR. So no, hindi ako naiyak while watching. I felt that I wasn't taken 100% by the film, but it's my fault.
- Mas naiyak pa ako dun sa date scene nila sa sinehan kasi ano to third wheel na naman ako ganyan. -_-
- I believe this is a kind of film that gets better on repeated viewings, when you start peeling of the layers of the spectacle and just watch it for what it really wants to tell: this simple story of dreamers in love.
- I need to watch this film again, just to appreciate more on an emotional level 'cuz it's so rock solid on a cinematic level. This kind of film is made to sweep at the Oscars.
- Sana may mag-sponsor sa'kin para mapanood ko uli.
- Maganda talaga. :'(