Daniel Ribeiro, the director and writer of the film, surely knows well his subject. All across, sprawls sheer heartwarming scenes that tug at the heartstrings, like when Gabriel took Leo in the cinema while he narrates what's happening on screen, and when he suddenly kisses Leo, when he thinks no one would let him kiss anyone. This is only one of countless small moments that makes watching this movie truly emotional. This gives way to a scene where Gabriel has made the often shy Leo, dance, and while Gabriel might haven't realized it, such moment awaken something inside Leo. In one of its sweetest moments, Gabriel introduces the music he likes to Leonardo, whose musical taste is limited only to the classicals. These maybe are small, but they affect with utmost warmth and sincerity they would send you crippling inside. It doesn't feed to much on the disasters its subjects, that its conflict mainly comes from Leo's little revolts, and Giovanna's ignoring him when she feels Gabriel has already took her place in Leo's life. The movie's tone complements the easygoing nature of Leonardo, and the simplistic approach of the story. This mirrors a universal subject that speaks for all ages, and this is where the movie is most piercingly capable. More to it is Leonardo's journey to manhood, his escape from the confines of the world he lives in. Yet THE WAY HE LOOKS biggest concern isn't this love triangle. This strike as an immediate complication, but the characters and narrative themselves have ways to easily shrug it off. But Leonardo is in love with Gabriel, and she also finds the new guy attractive. Giovanna has deep feelings for Leonardo, and she keeps sending hints of her admiration to him, but he couldn't quite decipher them. In what could be seen as its most complicated angle (yet easily perceptible), the movie sheds light on an unlikely love triangle. It grows as it goes, but it never entangles itself with the complications of inserting unnecessary expositories. The movie tries to take a single road as much as it can, keeping its track straight, and all its elements in tack, throughout its route. Until the handsome new boy, Gabriel (Fabio Audi), arrives. Albeit anomalous, everything happening-all those bullying, the parents who would not want to miss a single moment without their eyes on him-comes across to Leonardo as essential pains of growing up, and he recognizes the need to go through all of them. He's well adjusted with all the mess, but his equally super-protective bestfriend, Giovanna, never leaves his side. He struggles to find independence from his overprotective parents, and he's longing for acceptance from everyone who would rather mock him for his disability. Leonardo (Ghillerme Lobo) is a blind teenager coping up with the changes brought to him by adolescence. The ones THE WAY HE LOOKS has are subtle, tender, and sweet, but bold enough to leave an indelible imprint. This movie is for everyone who believes in love.įrom time to time, a coming-of-age film comes across to paint the already vivid LGBT cinema with new colors. Daniel Ribeiro did an amazing job, and so did the actors. The scenes are so well constructed that you forget that you are watching a movie - it has a dream-like feeling, even on the scenes where there is prejudice. I was bobbing my head every time Belle And Sebastian was on, and could not hide my smile on the entire movie. The movie makes you want to sit on the movie theatre for many hours. A really nice touch of the movie was to use small dialogues of the short. Although I already knew what would happen (because of the short) I was thrilled on many scenes. The dialogues flow naturally, and the camera works really well with the story. You can see how the actors improved and grew up. The movie is sweet, delicate and makes you feel so good! The characters are really well constructed. I had great expectations before even seeing the teasers or trailers. I already had a taste of it with the short "Eu não quero voltar sozinho" and could not wait to watch the full movie.
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